One in two Koreans did not perform the level of physical activity recommended by the WHO, the World Health Organization, which is significantly below the global average.
The WHO reported that the practice rate of physical activity in Korea was 47.9% as of last year.
Compared to 58.3% in 2015, it is down 10.4 percentage points in six years, 24 percentage points lower than the global average of 72%.
The WHO recommends that adults perform moderate-intensity physical activities for at least 150 minutes a week or high-intensity aerobic physical activities for at least 75 minutes, and adolescents perform moderate-intensity physical activities for at least an hour every day.
The government analyzed that the lack of physical activity leads to various diseases, and about 76 trillion won is spent a year on medical care around the world.
In the meantime, it was found that the participation rate of Korean teenagers in sports and sports fell significantly last year, below 50%. 안전 토토사이트
According to the 2023 National Sports Survey released by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, 47.9% of teenagers participated in regular sports activities for more than 30 minutes once a week, down 4.7 percentage points from a year ago.
The participation rate by age was also the lowest, and the participation rate of all citizens in sports was 62.4%.
The most regular sports that Koreans participate in were walking, hiking, and bodybuilding.
