Lockdowns may affect children s fitness: Study
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London, May 20 : Strict lockdowns can reduce the spread of Covid-19, but might be responsible for delaying normal cardiorespiratory development in children, according to a research.
The study, led by a team of researchers from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in the UK and University of Zaragoza in Spain, showed that boys and girls aged 12-14 showed lower levels of cardiorespiratory fitness than would be expected with normal VO2 max rate development.
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London– Strict lockdowns can reduce the spread of Covid-19, but might be responsible for delaying normal cardiorespiratory development in children, according to a research.
The study, led by a team of researchers from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in the UK and University of Zaragoza in Spain, showed that boys and girls aged 12-14 showed lower levels of cardiorespiratory fitness than would be expected with normal VO2 max rate development.
VO2 max is a well-known cardiorespiratory fitness indicator and levels increase during adolescence, in line with physical growth and development.
Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) levels a standard measure of health based on age and sex also fell by 3.4 per cent over the 12-month period.
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New Peterborough university announces details of first open day
The university is set provide places for 2,000 students when it opens in September 2022
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Peterborough’s new university is set to host its first open day, in preparation for welcoming its first cohort of students in September 2022.
Offering information about the courses on offer and the new campus, the open day will take place virtually, between 10am and 2pm on Saturday, June 12.