Children to exercise daily throughout scholastic year, part of research project

Forty-five children across three schools in Malta will take part in daily physical activity sessions throughout the scholastic year, as part of a pilot project to address the lack of exercise and overweight issues among students. 

Students aged between seven and eight will participate in the pilot project, FunFit 5. The students will have daily 45-minute PE lessons from Monday to Friday.

The lessons will be conducted by professional coaches employed by the Malta Football Association (MFA).

FunFit 5 will start this month, October, and continue until May.

The research pilot project was announced by Education Minister Clifton Grima, alongside other stakeholders participating in Fun Fit 5, during a press conference on Saturday morning.

The project is being carried out by the Education and Sports Ministry, MFA, the foundation Inħobb il-Futbol (I love football), MCAST, FIFA, and UEFA.

During the press conference, the speakers all mentioned the importance of physical activity, yet all failed to mention the local obesity problem among school children. 

Throughout the years, numerous studies have shown that Maltese children are not exercising enough and are obese or overweight. 

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