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Australian teens do close to the least physical activity in the world

  • Written by Brendon Hyndman, Senior Lecturer in Personal Development, Health & Physical Education / Course Director of Postgraduate Studies in Education, Charles Sturt University
Australian teens do close to the least physical activity in the worldTeenagers across the world are failing to meet physical activity targets – but Australian teens are doing worse than most.From shutterstock.com

In a study published in The Lancet today, we find out how 1.6 million adolescent school students from across 146 countries are faring in terms of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) physical...

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