ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed in a new survey that 87 percent of youth in Pakistan are physically weak.
The data collected by the WHO on physical activity of young people aged 11 to 17 in 146 countries were first assessed in 2001 and then in 2016, and the results of the survey were taken in this regard.
The results showed that 87 percent of youth in Pakistan was spending more time sitting and not being physically active.
It is revealed in a survey that for the first time globally, determining the duration of youth’s physical activity in 146 countries have accepted that they did not care about their health.
According to researchers, girls in South Korea are the most non-active, with a 97 percent rate, while in the Philippines the boys are at the top with 92.8 percent.
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The World Health Organization has set a target to reduce this rate by 15 percent by 2030, but this does not seem possible.
On the other side, Bangladesh is a country where boys and girls are most vibrant than the rest of the world, and the average time spent sitting here is 63.2 percent and 69.2 percent, respectively.
It is well-known that not spending time on physical activity can lead to obesity, diabetes and mental illness, but the habit of sitting more than 8 to 9 hours is just as destructive to your overall health.
In fact, medical experts see it as just as dangerous for health as excessive sugar and cigarette use, because staying physically active protects against diseases such as depression, cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity.
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