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The American Heart Association says fitness levels in children are today than 30 years ago. The researchers looked at about 25 million children in 28 countries, from the 46 years. They found that on , boys and girls today run one kilometre a minute slower than their when they were . The distance a child can run is decreasing by five per cent every decade. One of the biggest for this slowdown in children's running is obesity. Kids are overweight because they eat too and do not exercise enough.

The researchers are worried. Children are and less fit, which means they will be unhealthier in the . Researcher Dr Grant Tomkinson said, "they are more to develop conditions like heart later in life". He said people needed to get children to develop fitness that will keep them now and in the future. They can try many different activities to see if they like them. He added: "They need to get . Young people can be fit in different . They can be strong like a weightlifter, or like a gymnast, or skillful like a tennis player."

 


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