 Pupils from Petham Primary School walking around their school field |
Researchers from Kent are trying to discover whether the simple act of walking can make children fitter than if they were to do two hours of PE. In the study by Canterbury Christ Church University, local school pupils will walk around playing fields twice a day, three times a week, for 15 weeks.
They were all weighed and measured at the start of the experiment.
They will also use a Bod Pod, a device which measures body fat levels when the pupil sits in it.
Children from Petham Primary School, near Canterbury, are the first in England to take part in the experiment.
Sports science researcher Paul Ford wants to find out if walking sessions broken up into short bouts throughout the school day will lead to increased daily energy expenditure, and favourable changes in body composition.
Another group not taking part in the study are also being assessed, and a comparison between the two will be made.
The results are expected to be known in the summer.
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