Children are not getting enough exercise

Children are still not getting enough exercise finds new research from a UK heart charity.

The New Couch Kids Report reveals that  71 per cent of parents think their children are active enough.

The reality is that only one in ten, a shocking 11 per cent are actually getting their recommended daily 60 minutes of physical activity.

The new survey by the British Heart Foundation has found that despite the number of obese children rising since the 90s, children have not increased their activity levels over the last decade.

Associate Medical Director at the BHF, Dr Mike Knapton urged parents to get involved in encouraging their kids to be more active by talking part in sports or simply walking to school.

Dr Knapton said: “Mums and dads need to take off the blinkers about how active kids need to be in order to keep their hearts healthy.

“Kids need to get moving more, yet we’ve been standing still for the last decade. Children aren’t really any more active than they were ten years ago.”