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Editor's View: Let’s get physical in 2024

We should all make being more physically active a New Year’s resolution for 2024
'Almost 4m children are still not physically active for the recommended minimum 60 minutes a day'.
'Almost 4m children are still not physically active for the recommended minimum 60 minutes a day'.

The New Year is a time for resolutions and more often than not these relate to getting more physical exercise and having a healthier lifestyle. This is certainly evident at my local pool where I regularly swim – I can always look forward to a January with increased traffic in the swimming lanes. But at the risk of sounding smug, I know from experience that these crowds very quickly reduce as people feel they have done enough to detox after Christmas.

It seems that despite the best intentions it is more difficult than ever for adults to sustain exercise as part of their busy lives – and inevitably this is compounding the problem we have of children not being physically active enough.

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