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Recommendations contained in the new study suggest that efforts to increase physical activity among adolescents should
focus on assuring increased opportunities at school and more safe opportunities out of school. The researchers recommend
that PE should be provided and required in all California public schools from K-12 and that regulatory enforcement of
requirements must be supported. They also suggest that PE should include activities that emphasize skills needed to
establish a lifetime of physical activity and that investing in state and community resources in creating safe and accessible
environments, namely parks and playgrounds, is important to making regular physical activity a life-long pattern
Gender, racial and ethnic disparities should be addressed by developing programs and activities that are inclusive of gender
and cultural preferences.
Answer the following questions after reading the above article
1. How many teens are getting insufficient physical activity?
Total
Boys_
Girls
2. What percentage of boys is getting insufficient activity from the group above?
Boys_ 0