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Physical (in)activity in early school-age: what are we doing wrong?

Physical inactivity is one of the key risk factors for the leadingchronic non-communicable diseases. Physically inactive children areat higher risk of becoming inactive adults. In Croatia, at the age of 8, 89.8% of children reach the recommended 60 minutes of physical ac-tivity per day, by engaging in free outdoor play. However, at the ageof 15, only 19% of adolescents reach these recommendations. Whathappens during this period? Why are our children becoming moreand more inactive as they age? While this phenomenon has beenobserved worldwide and is often associated with various physical, so-cial and psychological changes that occur with maturation, we haveto ask ourselves what can be done to diminish this occurrence. The Croatian National Health Promotion Program„Healthy Living“aims topromote healthy lifestyles by offering support for engaging in vari-ous forms of physical activity, in different settings throughout thelifespan.

health promotion, physical inactivity, physical activity, risk factors

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