Kids less physically fit than parents were at their age

Note: This is because of all of those paranoid helicopter parents who are so afraid of their own shadows and the boogie man and who won't let their kid out of their sight for five minutes because if they do some other paranoid helicopter parent will report them for neglect.

Kids less physically fit than parents were at their age

If today's kids were to race their parents when they were children, chances are their parents would win, according to new research.

Researchers analyzed 50 fitness studies that were conducted between 1964 and 2010, and found today's kids run slower and have less endurance than their past counterparts.