It is common belief that today’s children lead far less active lives as compared to those of yesteryear. TV, Internet and Computer games have relegated traditional children’s outdoor activities to the background. But how correct is this belief?

We took 4 children aged between 8 and 10 years from different parts of the country and fitted them with pedometers, devices that measure the number of steps taken. We analysed the daily ‘step-count’ of all children and looked for correlation with their activities in the course of a typical school day. Most mothers thought that their children led extremely active and sporty lives. Were they right?

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