Former Olympian warns of ‘perfect storm’ of winter lockdown inactivity

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  • Greg Whyte warns activity levels likely to fall even further
  • ‘We can’t underplay how damaging this could be’

Britain is heading for a “perfect storm” in which a further reduction in activity levels during the winter lockdown has a disastrous effect on physical and mental health, a world-leading sports scientist has said.

Greg Whyte, a former Olympian in modern pentathlon who has also worked as consultant physiologist in Olympic and professional sports, also criticised the government for not listening to experts – or doing enough to get the nation healthier.

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Written by Sean Ingle
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Former Olympian warns of ‘perfect storm’ of winter lockdown inactivity

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