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The 2011 UK Chief Medical Officers' (CMOs') Physical Activity (PA) guidelines were the first to include recommendations for the early years. They reflect the body of evidence on the importance of PA before the age of five.1 Regular PA underpins physical, cognitive and social development; whilst early childhood inactivity brings a very high risk of poor health …
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Twitter Follow Hamish Reid @habreid, Dame Sally Davies @CMO_England, Catherine Calderwood @CathCalderwood1, Frank Atherton @CMOWales and Charlie Foster @CharlieatOxford
Collaborators On behalf of the UK CMOs' Expert Committee for Physical Activity
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