140th out of 146: Australian teens do close to the least physical activity in the world

Brendon Hyndman

140th out of 146: Australian teens do close to the least physical activity in the world

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In a study published in The Lancet today, we find out how 1.6 million adolescent school students from across 146 countries are faring in terms of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) physical activity recommendations.
The answer: pretty dismally. And Australia is among the worst, ranked 140 out of the 146 countries studied.
The WHO guidelines for this age group recommend a minimum of one hour of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day. That’s a jogging-like intensity that gets you sweating and puffing.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - Nov 2019

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