The UK is facing an inactivity time bomb. Research suggests half of seven year olds don’t get enough exercise. The outlook is even worse for girls. Whilst nearly two out of three boys do an hour’s physical activity a day, for girls it is around one in three.
The results come from the biggest UK-wide scientific analysis of primary school children’s activity. Many previous studies were based on survey results whereas this research, by University College London’s Institute of Child Health, recorded the activity of 6,500 youngsters for a week.
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