Children across the UK need to get more exercise or face the prospect of a life of obesity - a development that could cost them dearly in terms of
life insurance in the future.
Joanna Knight, editor at Women's Fitness, said getting kids active is an important part of growing up and it is easier to achieve than many people think.
She commented: "Making time for weekly walks together or encouraging active family days is a good first step."
Ms Knight noted that exercise DVDs can also be helpful, as parents and kids alike can dance along and lose some weight.
According to OnePoll, a third of British kids think their parents are overweight, while more than four in ten children believe dad eats too much, compared to 26 per cent of mums.
In addition, 27 per cent of children also think they are overweight and of these, 18 per cent claim mum and dad are to blame for their battle with the bulge.
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