New Super Troopers exercise programme for kids is 'a game changer'

ONE in three Irish primary schools is gearing up for an exercise programme that encourages children – and their parents and teachers – to put daily physical activity right up there in importance alongside school homework.

The Super Troopers programme runs over 30 weeks and is aimed at four to 12-year-olds. It provides an easy-to-follow physical activity homework planner.

The initiative is backed by psychologist and parenting expert David Coleman, who hails it as a game changer and says it’s unique because it’s the first health programme that bridges school with home, connecting children with their ‘triangle of influence’ – peers, teachers and families.