University of Lethbridge is finding that COVID-19 is hindering the ability of children to stay active in Alberta.Simon Schaerz, a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education at the U of L, began studying the effects of the pandemic on children at the end of May as part of a larger body of research.“My interest at first was looking at why it is only about one in 10 kids in Canada meet the minimum guidelines for physical activity,” Scharez said, explaining the main goal of his research is to examine the factors that lead to lack of activity in children and youth in the province.According the the Government of Canada, kids aged five to 11 years old should be getting at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day.When.