The initiative has won the backing of the UK's leading sports doctors. At it's annual conference in London, the British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine called on UK governments to incorporate the programme in all schools. The Association's chairman is former Olympic gold medallist rower, and chief medical officer for the London Olympics, Dr Richard Budgett. He is deeply concerned about PE in schools. "If you're not a natural athlete, not attracted to sport and exercise, there is a real problem. It's very easy to drop out. By using a programme like five-in-five in schools we can get young people with the skills that they can then use as they get older. So they can keep fit, keep their joints working properly and prevent all sorts of diseases, from osteoarthritis through to diabetes and heart disease."