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    Tying down the number of steps kids take is not a simple thing to do and poses more than just a few challenges. Yet, the measure of physical activity has the potential to be a very useful tool in countering the obesity epidemic.

    The ebook highlights how the University of Calgary investigated kid’s steps over the summer of 2015 at university camps. The study aimed to measure the number of steps taken, distance walked and energy expended…