Kids are less fit than ever

Tree Hugger – Katherine Martinko

“Preschoolers are less fit than they were just six years ago. A small study of 45 four-year-olds, conducted by the University of Loughborough in the UK, found one-third to be “of concern” for lacking motor skills and reflexes. Up to 90 percent had unusual difficulties with movement, considering their age. When researchers spoke to preschool teachers, 80 percent said they had identified “a sudden decline in physical mobility happening within the past three to six years.”(more)