Fitness quiz: How does your family rate?

Find out if your family gets two thumbs up for physical activity or if you need to add more exercise to your daily routine. (Source: Heart and Stroke Foundation)

1. How frequently do you and your children do things like go walking, hiking or biking together?
a.) 2 or more times a week
b.) About once a week
c.) About once a month
d.) Never

2. Do you and/or your spouse participate in sports, fitness classes or work out?
a.) Yes -- 3 or more times a week
b.) Yes -- at least once a week
c.) Yes -- less than once a week
d.) No

3. On average, how many hours a day in total does your child sit watching television and videos and playing computer games?

a.) Less than an hour a day
b.) 1-2 hours a day
c.) 3-5 hours a day
d.) 6 or more hours a day

4. Does your child participate in physical activity classes at school?
a.) Yes -- 4 to 5 days a week
b.) Yes -- 1 to 3 times a week
c.) Yes -- about once a week
d.) No

5. Does your child participate in school-based physical activities that are not part of their physical activity classes (e.g. intramural or extracurricular sports teams, fitness classes)?
a.) Yes -- 3 to 5 times a week
b.) Yes -- 1 to 2 times a week
c.) Yes -- less than once a week
d.) No

6. Does your child participate in physical activities or sports that are not school based (e.g. skateboarding, biking or street hockey or baseball with friends after school; (organized) sports leagues; instructional sports classes; etc.)?
a.) Yes -- 3 to 5 times a week
b.) Yes -- 1 to 3 times a week
c.) Yes -- less than once a week
d.) No

How to get your score:
Score 3 points for each (a), 2 points for each (b), 1 point for each (c) and 0 points for each (d) answer. Add up your points.

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