Lʹinactivity is already threatening preteens

From the age of nine, motivation to engage in physical activity declines, as does the pleasure associated with lʹexercise physique. This is the result of a study of 1,200 little Genevan children aged eight to twelve followed over two years. This finding is all the more worrying given that 16% of children between the ages of six and twelve are overweight in Switzerland.