Half of
all UK seven-year-olds do not do enough exercise, with girls far less active
than boys, a study suggests.
University College London
researchers found just 51% of the 6,500 children they monitored achieved the
recommended hour of physical activity each day.
For girls, the figure was just 38%,
compared with 63% for boys.
Well this study paints a rather sad
picture, I remember when I was that age as soon as I got home from school I got
changed and went out, came back in for dinner wolfed it down at 100mph and went
straight back out again.
Sadly with kids eating junk food, incessantly
using technology and with their parents afraid to let them play out on the
street these stats are likely to get worse.
But fortunately the problems offer
the solutions reduce the amount of junk food your child eats, limit the amount
of time they use game consoles, smart phones etc. and most importantly let them
play outside with other children.
Otherwise you’ll have raised an
obese agoraphobic who lives their life online, and I’m sure no parent wants
that for their child.
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