A new report has pointed to the widening gender exercise gap among 11 to 17-year-olds in Ireland.
Girls were found to be less active than boys in Ireland. Image: Shutterstock/tomeqs Girls were found to be less active than boys in Ireland. Image: Shutterstock/tomeqs MORE THAN 60% of boys and over 80% of girls in Ireland do not get enough daily physical activity, according to a major international study published today.
The study looked at the trend among 1.6 million 11 to 17-year-olds through surveys carried out in over 146 countries between 2001 and 2016. Girls fared worse, however, with 81% failing to meet the recommendation in 2016 – that figure is the same figure as that which was drawn from a survey back in 2001.
“Differences in prevalence of insufficient physical activity between boys and girls, and the widening gaps over time were particularly apparent in some high-income countries, such as Singapore, the USA, and Ireland,” it said.
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