The shocking inactivity of Britain’s children has today been laid bare by damning new figures.
Just one in 30 of children aged either nine or ten completes the recommended amount of daily exercise.
Guidelines say those aged five to 18 should do at least one hour of ‘moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity’ every day.
However, researchers have discovered just 3.2 per cent of youngsters in year five stick to the Chief Medical Officer’s recommended amount.
Just one in 30 of children aged either nine or ten completes the recommended amount of daily exercise (stock picture)
Activity levels among girls were even lower, with just 1.2 per cent hitting the 60-minute daily target – compared with 5.5 per cent of boys.
The data was gathered by researchers at the universities of Exeter and Plymouth from 807 year five children from 32 schools in Devon.
Previously, research used to measure the activity of schoolchildren used less than a week’s worth of data to create an average.
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