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Just 13% of UK teenage girls are active every day

The figure comes as a World Health Organization study estimates one in four adolescents globally had no active days in the previous week, and reports little progress over 15 years.

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  • UK teenage girls: just 13% are active every day, according to figures reported by Sky News. Sky News

  • WHO estimates that one in four adolescents aged 11 to 17 had no active days in the previous week. That means they did not reach 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity on any day. Medical XpressHealth Policy WatchEuronews

  • Girls globally were less active than boys: 11% reported activity every day, compared with 17% of boys. The WHO says activity levels have remained virtually unchanged over the past 15 years. Medical XpressEuronews