UNB, Dhaka :
A recent WHO study found that Bangladeshi boys, aged between 11 and 17 years, made improvement in their daily activities.
It noted that countries showing the most improvement in activity levels among boys were Bangladesh (from 73 percent to 63 percent), Singapore and Thailand (78 to 70), Benin (79 to 71) and the US and Ireland (71 to 64).
Globally, around 80 percent adolescents do less than 60 minutes of activity per day – the minimum daily recommendation, reports UN news. The lack of exercise among
adolescents across the world risks seriously compromising their health into adulthood, the UN said.
According to the study, the Philippines had the highest inactivity levels among boys, at 93 percent, while in South Korea, researchers found that 97 percent of girls failed to do enough exercise.
In gender terms on average, 85 percent of girls failed to do enough globally, only slightly worse than boys (78 percent).
“From 2001 to 2016 we found that there’s been no improvement in patterns of activity in this age group … one hour out of their lives each day to be physically active and to get a health benefit from being physically active,” said the WHO study co-author Dr Leanne Riley.
“That can be made up of different small chunks of their time, anything that adds up to 60 minutes.”
Insisting that physical activity need not be overly strenuous or vigorous for it to be beneficial, Dr Riley explained that jogging, walking, cycling or “just trying to be active” can all make a positive difference.
A recent WHO study found that Bangladeshi boys, aged between 11 and 17 years, made improvement in their daily activities.
It noted that countries showing the most improvement in activity levels among boys were Bangladesh (from 73 percent to 63 percent), Singapore and Thailand (78 to 70), Benin (79 to 71) and the US and Ireland (71 to 64).
Globally, around 80 percent adolescents do less than 60 minutes of activity per day – the minimum daily recommendation, reports UN news. The lack of exercise among
adolescents across the world risks seriously compromising their health into adulthood, the UN said.
According to the study, the Philippines had the highest inactivity levels among boys, at 93 percent, while in South Korea, researchers found that 97 percent of girls failed to do enough exercise.
In gender terms on average, 85 percent of girls failed to do enough globally, only slightly worse than boys (78 percent).
“From 2001 to 2016 we found that there’s been no improvement in patterns of activity in this age group … one hour out of their lives each day to be physically active and to get a health benefit from being physically active,” said the WHO study co-author Dr Leanne Riley.
“That can be made up of different small chunks of their time, anything that adds up to 60 minutes.”
Insisting that physical activity need not be overly strenuous or vigorous for it to be beneficial, Dr Riley explained that jogging, walking, cycling or “just trying to be active” can all make a positive difference.
