研究显示 青少年运动量竟和60岁老人同一水平!
Teenagers have the same level of activity as an elderly person, a shocking study reveals. Baltimore researchers found 'alarmingly low' rates of movement in older teens and declared that physical activity levels for all minors were much lower than expected. The most astonishing finding was that 19-year-olds were so sluggish, they could be compared to an elder in their 60s. More than 50 to 75 percent of adolescents aren't meeting the suggested guidelines for daily activity amounts, resulting in this alarming sedentary lifestyle. The new study by John Hopkins University suggest these low levels could be a factor in the growing epidemic of obesity in the US. The report comes on the heels of a worldwide warning that computers and social media are wreaking havoc on the health of young people. To conduct the study, public health researchers tracked the movements of six different age groups, from adolescence until late adulthood. They found the only uptick in activity throughout a person's lifespan was after the age of 20 but that quickly declined after they turned 35 years old. Experts were most concerned that teens were so idle they could be compared with an adult 40 years older than them. The World Health Organization recommends at least 60 minutes of normal-to-high physical activity daily for children and adolescents. |