{"id":18731,"date":"2017-04-21T16:05:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T15:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/news\/head-of-ukactive-kids-jack-shakespeare-speaks-about-battling-childhood-physical-inactivity\/"},"modified":"2017-04-21T16:05:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T15:05:33","slug":"head-of-ukactive-kids-jack-shakespeare-speaks-about-battling-childhood-physical-inactivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/cy\/news\/head-of-ukactive-kids-jack-shakespeare-speaks-about-battling-childhood-physical-inactivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Head of ukactive Kids Jack Shakespeare speaks about battling childhood physical inactivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jack Shakespeare<\/strong> talks about the children\u2019s physical activity agenda from ukactive on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/214031947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Head of ukactive Kids Jack Shakespeare addresses the physical inactivity crisis facing children today, amid figures showing that they are the least active generation ever. 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