Teens fail to hit minimum levels of fitness, raising long-term health concerns

Teenagers are failing to reach the minimum fitness levels required for good heart health, exposing themselves to developing chronic disease.

Research taken from the Irish Health Schools Fitness Challenge 2017 found that more than one third of 16-year-old girls and two in five 16-year-old boys do not meet the fitness levels that can help prevent diseases, such as high blood pressure and type two diabetes, from developing.