Almost half of mid-lifers are still haunted by school PE lessons and are put off exercise

Millions of Britons are physically inactive and blame their hatred of school PE lessons for being put off exercise, a new poll has found.

An estimated 4 million British adults aged 50 to 65 say bad experiences at school have put them off exercise for life and 40 per cent still have bad memories from school PE lessons, according to a survey by Age UK.