Fewer Brighton and Hove children are getting enough exercise in
More children in Brighton and Hove met the recommended level of activity last year than they did before the pandemic, new figures show.
Sport England said the results of its Active Lives survey show a positive increase in children and young people in England taking up sports but added there is still "more to do".
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Hide AdFigures from Sport England's annual survey in schools across the country reveal 47% of children in Brighton and Hove were classed as active – defined as doing an hour or more of activity per day – in the 2021-22 academic year.
It was up from 44% the year before, when Covid-19 restrictions heavily impacted children's sports and activities, and was down slightly from 49% in the pre-pandemic 2017-18 academic year.