‘A Classic Childhood Pastime Is Fading,” blared a recent headline in “The Atlantic.”

The article lamented the fact that the number of youngsters (ages 7 to 17) who report having ridden a bicycle at least six times in the past year has fallen by nearly half since the Nineties. Fewer than five percent reported riding “frequently.”

(Or maybe they’re just LATE in reporting, as in “Hey, Mom, I was supposed to tell you I need you to whip up a diorama of Victorian London in time for school today. And, oh yeah, Liam and I discovered an alien portal in the creepy woods outside town last Saturday.”)

This data comes from the National Sporting Goods Association and is corroborated by data from the National Vegetating in the Basement Association.

Don’t blame it all on the kids. Parents have not exactly set a sterling example about the need for exercise. Many young viewers have been........

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