Students fail army fitness standards (3)

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"It's not possible to improve the physical condition of the students rapidly. We have ignored the importance of exercise since childhood because of the increasing pressure to gain entry to educational institutions," he said.

In 2010 the Ministry of Education and General Administration of Sport researched health and fitness levels in 995 educational institutions from 31 provinces and regions. The research found that heart and lung function in undergraduates had fallen by 10 percent since 1985.

Obesity and myopia continue to increase for elementary and middle-school students due to the heavy academic workload and the overuse of computers, it said.

The capital's army recruitment office said that in order to recruit more students for military service, another round of recruitment has been planned for September, which means the students will be given another chance to improve their physical condition for a second attempt.

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