Around the world, many children do not run as far or as fast as their parents did when they were kids, according to a large study presented at a scientific meeting in the US recently.
The study concludes that today's kids are about 15% less aerobically fit than their parents were at their age.
And in the US, kids' cardiovascular endurance has fallen by around 6% per decade between 1970 and 2000.
The researchers warn that such a decline in fitness may mean worse health in adulthood.
Lead author Dr. Grant Tomkinson of the University of South Australia's School of Health Sciences, who presented the findings at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2013 in Dallas, TX, says:
If a young person is generally unfit now, then they are more likely to develop conditions like heart disease later in life."http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/269066.php#.UpJeV19N8ec.twitter
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