Children’s activity levels have not recovered after end of Covid restrictions – study

The UK’s chief medical officers recommend that all children and young people take part in an hour of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day. Photograph: Stuart Boulton/Alamy

Children have become more sedentary and their physical activity levels have deteriorated in the wake of the pandemic even after the lifting of restrictions, a study suggests.

Researchers said child physical activity levels fell below national guidelines during the Covid-19 crisis and did not recover when lockdowns ended.