February 4th

By Mutt Mulligan

Gardening is good for kids, study shows

A new study finds that gardening can help children be more physically active. The study was conducted in South Korea and and tracked the caloric burn of 17 children as they engaged in various gardening tasks.

New study shows gardening helps improve activity levels for kids.

Results showed that the 10 gardening tasks represented moderate- to high-intensity physical activity for the children. Digging and raking were categorized to be “high-intensity” physical activities. Weeding, mulching, hoeing, sowing seeds, harvesting, watering, mixing growing medium, and planting transplants were determined to be “moderate-intensity” physical activities.

For ideas on how to get your kids interested in gardening, visit KidsGardening.org.