No, the path from the Sofa to the fridge is not enough to improve the overall picture: Four out of five young people in the world move too little. This was the result of the world health organization in a report has for the first time, the lack of exercise of young people in the world studied. Girls in particular are not sufficiently physically active, warns the organization.
The report, published in the specialist journal “the Lancet Child & Adolescent Health” was published, based on survey data from the years 2001 to 2016. 1.6 million students between the ages of eleven and 17 years were surveyed in 146 countries.
81 percent of the respondents do not, therefore, the WHO recommendation, to operate on a daily basis for at least one hour of physical. There are hardly any differences between the various world regions and countries. “In many, many countries, between 80 and 90 percent of adolescents do not meet the recommendations for physical activity,” said the lead author, Regina Guthold. The rate ranges from 66 percent in Bangladesh, up to 94 per cent in South Korea.
Especially little girls to move, therefore: Only 15 percent reach the recommended level of physical activity, the boys are 22 percent. In some countries this is due, according to the experts, apparently, to the cultural pressure that girls are. There, it is expected that you stay home and sports to avoid. In addition, safety concerns for activities outside the home, a role.
The reasons for the lack of exercise, the youth were not examined in the report. Leanne Riley, Co-author of the study, explained, however, the digital Revolution seem to have “the pattern of movement of young people changed”. Today’s young people “sit up more and are less active”. “We must do more,” she demanded. Otherwise, a “very gloomy health picture” of the youth of the threat.