The Japan Recovery Association (Secretariat: Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Representative Director: Hideki Katano), in collaboration with Venex Co., Ltd. (Location: Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, President: Taichi Nakamura), a developer of recovery-related services and products, has announced the "Junior Recovery White Paper 2026 Report Vol. 1." This survey focuses on "recovery (rest and anti-fatigue)," a crucial element of health alongside exercise and nutrition, and analyzes the lifestyle, learning, and sports environments of children from kindergarten to high school, as well as their fatigue, sleep, and recovery behaviors. The survey results reveal that fatigue increases with grade level, with the "percentage of children feeling fatigued" rising from 26.6% in kindergarteners to 66.6% in junior high school students and 71.2% in high school students, highlighting the "early onset of fatigue." This white paper analyzes how changes in lifestyle, learning, and sports environments impact children's accumulated fatigue and declining condition, and proposes the importance of a "growth environment based on class intervals after school" for today's junior generation. "Junior Recovery White Paper 2026 Vol. 1 Analysis Summary" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ■ Fatigue Status: The percentage of children feeling fatigued increases from 26.6% in kindergarteners to 71.2% in high school students, with approximately 70% experiencing fatigue after puberty, particularly 66.6% in junior high and 71.2% in high school. ■ Sleep Duration: 37.1% of high school students sleep "6-7 hours," and 14.6% sleep "less than 6 hours." Only 2.4% of high school students manage to get 9 hours or more of sleep. ■ Bathing Frequency: The percentage of those who "bathe daily" decreases from 76.1% in kindergarteners to 56.6% in high school students, while "mainly showering only" increases to 19.5% among high school students. ■ Number of Extracurricular