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What Parents and Educators need to know about Health and Fitness Apps

A study entitled The Digital Health Generation has highlighted that more than 70% of young people in the UK, some aged just 8, are using apps and other digital online technologies to track and manage their health.  For those of us who might struggle with sticking to a routine or even knowing where to start, physical wellbeing and fitness apps promise to do the heavy lifting for you providing meal plans, exercise routines and more.

However, some of these apps are not always as safe as they might first appear, and they tend to present a few risks to their users – especially for their underage demographic. Click on the guide below for safety concerns around physical wellbeing apps, to provide you with expert advice on how to mitigate these risks for children and young people.

Parent and Educator Guide to safety concerns around physical wellbeing apps