Updated: 8:25 AM January 18, 2021 Fewer children have been running and taking part in other sports and exercise, due to coronavirus restrictions - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Are your children getting enough exercise in lockdown? Worrying new research reveals how levels of physical exercise for youngsters have fallen in Suffolk. Activity levels for children and young people in the county fell by 8.5% during the 2019-20 academic year, a new study has found. Active Suffolk, which promotes physical activity and sport, carried out research into the situation in the county as Sport England's annual Active Lives survey showed a similar decline in children's sport and exercise nationwide.