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A new from the American Heart Association says fitness levels in children are lower today than they were 30 years ago. The researchers looked at from the past 46 years. The were on more than 25 million children in 28 . The research team found that on , today's children run one kilometre about one minute slower than their did three decades ago. The figures were the same for boys and girls. The distance a child can run is by around half of one per cent every year. One of the biggest for the slowdown in children's running ability is . Kids are overweight because they are eating too much and not exercising enough.

The researchers say their report is . If children are becoming fatter and less fit, they will be unhealthier in the . Lead researcher Dr Grant Tomkinson said: "If a young person is unfit now, then they are more likely to develop like heart disease in life." Dr Tomkinson said: "We need to help to inspire children and youth to develop fitness that will keep them healthy now and into the future. They need to choose a of physical activities they like or think they might like to try, and they need to get ." He added: "Young people can be fit in ways. They can be strong like a weightlifter, or like a gymnast, or skillful like a tennis player."

 


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