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Monday, October 05, 2009

No Interest in Exercise, British Kids Tell Researchers

One in five British children told researchers that exercise is a chore, you only need to do it if you're overweight, and they can't be bothered to do it, according to a new study from the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

We have a generation of kids growing up with a shockingly blasé attitude toward exercise, Dr. Mike Knapton, BHF's director of prevention and care, said in a Sept. 28 Telegraph article. If trends continue in Great Britain, the paper reported, two-thirds of children will be overweight or obese by 2050.

Researchers found that more than half the children who were studied were spending an hour or more a day on the Internet.

Labels: research, exercise

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