Literature review There is a world obesity epidemic with most recent figures suggesting that 1 in 3 UK children are overweight or obese (Kenny, 2013). ... Girls are not encouraged to play sport from such a young age as the Women's Sport Foundation (2008) found that females tend to start later (around 8 to 9 years) than their male counterparts who start at an average age of 6 years. ...

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