Research recently published in the medical journal BMJ Open has revealed that almost half of the country’s seven-year-olds live such inactive lives that they do less than an hour of exercise a day.
The research, from the Millennium Cohort Study, is concerning when viewed alongside recommendations from the UK’s chief medical officer that children should do at least an hour of exercise a day to reduce obesity and health problems.
Darran Hine, sales director at Sovereign Play Equipment, welcomes the research: “Although we are obviously a commercial enterprise, we are passionate about what we do because we feel a duty of care to children.
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