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I didn't know either Alison or Parys but loved watching the t.v. There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts {{#sender.isSelf}} Alison says: “Our relationship is changing but it’s me that mourns that. {{#replies}} Please There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. I've just read that Alison Lapper' son Parys died last week. Please {{#replies}} But the proportion of girls meeting the target remained static and this led to a widening gender gap.As has been shown in the UK such gender differences The WHO study showed the majority of adolescents did not meet physical activity guidelines, putting their current and future health at risk. to your comment. The small improvements in boys’ activity levels, combined with the static position in girls’ activity, suggested a target of more than 30 per cent of adolescents meeting the recommended level by 2030 will not be met.Globally, across all income groups and regions and in nearly all the countries analysed, girls were less active than boys.And perhaps surprisingly, the research did not find that the problem was worse in higher-income countries. There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to try again, the name must be uniquePlease These figures were higher than those in the WHO study, which could be explained by the different methods used to measure activity and which show just how important it is to consider HOW activity is measured.That four in every five adolescents do not experience the enjoyment and social, physical, and mental health benefits of regular physical activity is not a chance thing – it is the consequence of politicalYoung people have the right to play and should be provided with the opportunities to realise their right to physical and mental health and wellbeing. Please The boys least likely to meet activity targets were in the high-income Asia Pacific region, but the second-least likely were in lower-income Sub-Saharan Africa and particularly in Sudan and Zambia.The boys most likely to meet the targets were found in high-income western and south Asian countries with large populations such as the USA, Bangladesh, and India.These variations might be driven by specific characteristics of particular countries – for example, as the research looked at school children the picture might be skewed in countries where disadvantaged children often do not attend school, or in places where the tradition of school or community sport is strong.For girls, the largest proportions failing to meet the targets were in Asia Pacific and particularly in South Korea- though in some of those countries girls’ participation in education is low and that might have affected the study’s sample.The recent MCS study by academics from Loughborough University and University College London used data from 3899 adolescents. try again, the name must be unique Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Identical twins Alex and Ivo from Child of Our TimeIdentical twins Alex and Ivo from Child of Our Time Independent Premium. Parys doesn’t at all. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss Although there were small reductions in insufficient activity among boys, the prevalence of insufficient physical activity in girls had remained unchanged since 2001.Figure 1 Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among school-going adolescents aged 11–17 years, globally and by World Bank income group, 2001 and 2016The dataset used in the WHO study was huge – the young people studied had provided information for at least three years and the analysis covered four World Bank income groups, nine regions, and the globe as a whole for the years 2001–16. There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts