According to the public health minister Anna Soubry, statistics from the latest Active People survey show only a third of boys and a quarter of girls meet the recommendation for at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day. Also, that nearly 30 per cent of adults are active for less than 30 minutes per week.
To encourage children and their families to ‘get up and active’, the DoH is investing £3m to expand the number of Change4Life School Sports Clubs, £1.1m for street play and £1m on walking initiatives.
There are currently 8,000 Change4Life School Sports Clubs across the country - designed to increase physical activity levels in less active primary and secondary children.
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