Declining fitness and physical education lessons in UK adolescents.
Benjamin David WeedonFrancesca LiuWala MahmoudSamuel Joseph BurdenLuke WhaymandPatrick EsserJohnny CollettHooshang IzadiShawn JoshiAndy MeaneyAnne DelextratSteve KempAlexander JonesHelen DawesPublished in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2022)
Adolescent HRF has declined in recent years, in parallel with PE lessons. Declines were observed across all young people and particularly those of low fitness and normal BMI. To reach the majority of young people, policy makers could increase PE in schools to increase activity and prevent worsening fitness and health in future generations.