Brighton and Hove children not doing enough exercise each day '“ with more than 80 per cent failing to hit target

The Active Lives Children and Young People survey, published by Sport England, found an estimated 10,000 children aged between five and 16 in Brighton and Hove do less than 30 minutes of exercise a day on average.

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A further 5,600 manage an average of at least half an hour a day, but less than an hour.

The Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines state children should get at least an hour of physical activity every day of the week – but 83 per cent of five to 16-year-olds in Brighton and Hove fail to hit this target.

The Active Lives Children and Young People survey is the largest of its kind, based on responses from more than 100,000 five to 16-year-olds during the academic year 2017-18.

Anything which raises your heart rate and makes you out of breath counts as physical activity – from organised team sports to playing outside.