Study shows: Lack of exercise affects children's hearts. Around four out of five children do not get the 60 minutes of exercise a day recommended by doctors and health experts.
The longer children spend sitting, the more the so-called left ventricular mass increases. The tissue of the heart muscle in the left ventricle therefore enlarges. The result: The heart can no longer work as usual and its performance decreases. “Children and young people need to move more’, say the researchers.