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Only a quarter of Romanian teens do enough sports to maintain good health

January 31, 2025

Only 28% of teenagers in Romania aged 11-15 engage in the minimum required level of physical activity and sports to maintain good health, according to a study conducted by the World Health Organization cited on High5 Podcast.

Additionally, only 23% of them perform sufficient moderate and intense physical activities for their stage of development, which has led in recent years to an increase in the number of children experiencing unbalanced growth due to weight issues and health problems...

The text of this article has been partially taken from the publication:
https://www.romania-insider.com/romanian-teens-sports-good-health-january-2025
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