Vast majority of adolescents around the world are not participating in enough exercise, putting their current and future health at risk, according to new study.
A vast majority of adolescents around the world are not participating in enough exercise, putting their current and future health at risk, according to a new study.
Researchers also found that girls were less active than boys in all but four of the 146 countries studied. Globally, 85% of girls were not physically active enough, compared to 78% of boys, according to the study, which is based on data from 1.6 million children. “The trend of girls being less active than boys is concerning,” study co-author Dr Leanne Riley, of the WHO, said in a statement Friday. “More opportunities to meet the needs and interests of girls are needed to attract and sustain their participation in physical activity through adolescence and into adulthood.”The United States also experienced one of the greatest decreases in the percentage of boys being sufficiently physically active between 2001 and 2016, falling from 71% to 64%.
The study's authors called on governments around the world to address factors that can perpetuate the differences between boys and girls, including societal factors, such as countries where girls are expected to complete increased domestic chores.
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