Teenagers with low fitness levels have been shown to suffer similar heart problems to 60 year olds.
A recent study by DCU found that 15 year olds with even moderate fitness performed significantly better. It comes as Irish Life issues its call to schools to sign up to a six week Fitness Challenge.
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