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'There's A Race Towards The Bottom When It Comes To Children's Fitness': The Importance Of Physical Activity In Our Kids

Over the past number of years, there's been a dramatic decrease in the amount of time children spend...
Eimear Shannon
Eimear Shannon

1:31 PM - 19 Jan 2021



Dave Moore

'There's A Race Towards The Bottom When It Comes To Children's Fitness': The Importance Of Physical Activity In Our Kids

Eimear Shannon
Eimear Shannon

1:31 PM - 19 Jan 2021

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Over the past number of years, there's been a dramatic decrease in the amount of time children spend being active. In particular, teenage girls 'fall off a cliff' when they get to secondary school.

The inactive teenagers are putting themselves at risk of conditions like osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes, and it's something that all of us have a part to play in preventing.

Niall Moyna, Professor of Clinical Exercise Physiology at Dublin City University, joined Dermot and Dave to explain the impact of low-activity on our children and the small steps we can all take to reverse it.

'There's A Race Towards The Bottom When It Comes To Children's Fitness': The Importance Of Physical Activity In Our Kids

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Niall will be speaking at HealthFest, a free event tailored for teenagers that's taking place on Wednesday 27th of January. Speakers include Niall, Greg O'Shea and our own Dermot Whelan. For more, check their website.


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