Fitness fears for children

FEWER than three per cent of 11-year-olds get enough exercise, new research has claimed.

Recommendations are for youngsters to take an hour a day of exercise, but experts found just 5.1 per cent of boys and 0.4 per cent of girls met the target, equating to 2.5 per cent across both sexes.

Professor Chris Riddoch, from Bath University, said: "It is a sobering thought that children's activity levels actually peak at around this age."