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Nov 30, 2017 · On average, 78% of boys (95% CI 72% to 85%) and 83% of girls (95% CI 71% to 96%) met the standards for healthy CRF, with the percentage meeting the standards decreasing with age.
Guidance from the Chief Medical Officers in the UK on the amount and type of physical activity people should be doing to improve their health.
The following chart shows how much girls enjoy physical activity. Overall, they were most positive about Being active (88% like it a lot/like it), followed by PE (87% like it a lot/like it), then Sports day (75% like it a lot/like it).
Nov 1, 2017 · This document provides headline statistics on quantitative study into girls’ and boys’ experience of physical activity and PE in secondary schools. We know that girls are not doing as much physical activity as boys. Girls aged 11-18 years old exercise less regularly and for less time than boys.
- Overview
- Be physically active
Published 19 September 2019
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The infographic summarises the UK Chief Medical Officers’ physical activity guidelines, 2019.
Spread activity throughout the day.
All activities should make you breathe faster and feel warmer.
Aim for an average of at least 60 minutes per day across the week.
Activities to develop movement sills, and muscle and bone strength across the week include:
•playing
•running and walking
Across all ages, fewer girls (45%) meet physical activity recommendations compared with boys (50%) (Sport England, 2022) 43%. Of girls who were physically active in primary school, 43% no longer felt that way once reaching secondary school (Women in Sport, 2022) 37%.
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Nov 7, 2017 · Girls aged 11-18 years old exercise less regularly and for less time than boys. Only 8% of girls meet the Chief Medical Officer’s recommendation that young people aged 5 -18 should do 60 minutes of physical activity every day. The figure for boys is double that at 16%.
