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Children taking part in a study to measure how much exercise they do fooled researchers by attaching their pedometers to their pet dogs. | Children taking part in a study to measure how much exercise they do fooled researchers by attaching their pedometers to their pet dogs. |
About 200 children in east London were given pedometers to automatically count how many steps they walked and ran. | About 200 children in east London were given pedometers to automatically count how many steps they walked and ran. |
Mile End Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine was surprised by the activity levels recorded in some obese children. | Mile End Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine was surprised by the activity levels recorded in some obese children. |
Professor Nicola Maffulli said: "Then we realised they were attaching the pedometers to their dogs' collars." | Professor Nicola Maffulli said: "Then we realised they were attaching the pedometers to their dogs' collars." |
'Extremely active' | 'Extremely active' |
The pilot study in Whitechapel required 11 and 12-year-olds to clip a pedometer to their waists, with researchers at the centre collecting the readings by satellite. | |
"But after a week we found there were some kids who were extremely active but still obese," said Professor Maffulli. | "But after a week we found there were some kids who were extremely active but still obese," said Professor Maffulli. |
It was "not unheard of" for participants in previous studies to manipulate the readings of pedometers, he added. | It was "not unheard of" for participants in previous studies to manipulate the readings of pedometers, he added. |
Once adjusted to take into account the help from pets, the study indicated that boys in the borough walk or run 12,620 steps a day, below the recommended level of 15,000 steps. | Once adjusted to take into account the help from pets, the study indicated that boys in the borough walk or run 12,620 steps a day, below the recommended level of 15,000 steps. |
It also found that girls take 10,150 steps, falling short of the recommended 12,000 steps. | It also found that girls take 10,150 steps, falling short of the recommended 12,000 steps. |
It indicated that more than a third of 11 and 12-year-olds in the borough of Tower Hamlets are overweight or obese - 11% higher than the national average. | |
Researchers plan to extend the study to include more children in the borough. |
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