Toddlers ‘need daily exercise’

CHILDREN under the age of five should exercise for at least three hours a day, new British government guidelines will suggest.

Babies should be taken swimming and play on “baby gym” mats, while toddlers should walk for at least 15 minutes of routine journeys, such as to nursery, chief medical officers say.

The exercise guidance, to be issued this week, targets under-fives for the first time and comes amid growing fears over childhood obesity.