Primary schools ‘need PE specialists’
Every primary school in the UK should have a specialist PE teacher, experts in school sport have told an Education Select Committee inquiry into 2012 legacy.
All posts tagged: Child Obesity
Cutting fruit down to size
Making fruit easier to eat encourages more children to select it and to eat more of it
Doctors call for tax on all sugary soft drinks
UK medical professionals have set out their recommendations for tackling obesity
Major conference date for your diary
The theme of the 2013 AIESEP Conference is ‘Physical Education and Sport: Challenging the Future’. This theme will echo throughout the conference, in the keynote lectures, oral presentations, interactive poster sessions and workshops.
Warning signs of stroke and heart disease in 5-year olds
A review of research has found that young children who are obese or overweight already have raised blood pressure, cholesterol and other factors that can increase their chances of having a stroke or heart attack by up to 40 per cent.
Innactive children have poorer motor coordination
Children who spend more than three-quarters of their time engaging in sedentary behaviour, such as watching TV and sitting at computers, have up to nine times poorer motor coordination than their more active peers.
Too much TV leads to larger waistlines and lower physical fitness
A new study says the effect of 18 hours of television at 4.5 years of age would, by the age of 10, result in a waistline increase of 7.6mm.
18.5 million tonnes of fat
The adult human population now weighs in at 287 million tonnes, 18.5 million of which is due to the overweight and obese.