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New study finds children become less active each year of primary school
12 November 2019
A new study has revealed a dramatic drop in children’s physical activity levels by the time they finish primary school. Between the ages of 6 and 11, children lost on average more than an hour of exercise in the week, with an even greater fall on weekends.
- New study finds children become less active each year of primary school 12 November 2019 A new study has revealed a dramatic drop in children’s physical activity levels by the time they finish primary school. Between the ages of 6 and 11, children lost on average more than an hour of exercise in the week, with an even greater fall on weekends.
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