Students in grades 5-9 spend 10 hours a day in a sitting position.
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – May 15, 2021 – Education
This was stated by Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Lyashko during an online briefing.
According to him, the tendency to reduce physical activity among children and adolescents is threatening.
“According to our existing data, students in grades 5-9 spend 10 hours a day in a sitting position, not taking into account night’s sleep,” Viktor Lyashko stressed.
He also said that the sedentary lifestyle, which is led by modern technological development, when most sit on social networks or play computer games or prefer television rather than walking or sports, leads to a significant increase in the number of noncommunicable diseases.
“Therefore, increasing physical activity is a goal for the Ministry of Health,” Viktor Lyashko stressed.
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Source: Ukrgate