- 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.