article_snippet: Experts today warned that not enough is being done in schools to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic, urging the Government to increase compulsory physical activity levels.
article_snippet: Children are just not getting enough exercise.'
article_snippet: Experts say the exercise programme in schools 'isn't working' and today called for the Coalition Government to introduce more PE lessons into the curriculum (file picture posed by models) '
article_snippet: If only schools were to have proper physical activity, these numbers would reduce significantly' Tam Fry said. '
article_snippet: There must be an absolute requirement to bring physical education back into mainstream school activity. '
article_snippet: The PE and Sport Survey, conducted in 2009-10, found 55 per cent of pupils in years one to 13 participated in at least three hours of high-quality PE and out-of-hours school sport each week.
article_snippet: Sixty-four per cent of pupils in primary schools reached that level of exercise each week.
article_snippet: The Government has really got to up the focus on physical activity for children at school and in pre-school.'