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Last year, government guidelines recommended that disabled children exercise for 20 minutes daily, but research by Keswick-based Calvert Lakes, which provided outdoor activities for disabled children, indicated the majority are not.
The business surveyed 812 disabled children aged 11-16.
65 per cent exercised for less than 20 minutes each day, 23 per cent exercised for between 20 minutes and an hour each day, nine per cent for between one and two hours, and three per cent for more than two hours.
58 per cent said their disability is a barrier to accessing outdoor spaces.
Sean Day, chief executive, said: “This research makes it clear that work still needs to be done to help disabled children become more physically active.
“In many cases, families need greater financial and practical support in order to make outdoor activities accessible for their children.
“In publishing their guidelines last year, the government encouraged schools, parents, carers, and healthcare professionals to communicate and promote their importance to enable appropriate physical activity opportunities for disabled children.
“With activity levels well below the recommended level, this message is more important than ever.
“It is widely accepted that the Covid-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted disabled people.
“The Office for National Statistics has also confirmed that disabled people in the UK are being hit even harder by the cost-of-living crisis than non-disabled people
“If disabled people cut back on outdoors activities due to financial pressures their physical and mental health will suffer.”
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