Schoolchildren Aged 5 Should Face Fitness Tests

Schoolchildren as young as five should have their fitness tested in the same way as subjects like Maths and English to get them more physically active, a report has suggested. Health body ukactive said the recording of children's fitness in primary schools is "rare and at best sporadic," with fewer than half of the schools surveyed (43%) tracking the amount of time children spend actually being active in PE lessons, excluding time spent changing into kit or carrying out other tasks. It warned of the dangers of having children who are inactive in and out of school.

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