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Get moving! Four in five adolescents don't exercise enough: WHO

In its first ever report on global trends for adolescent physical activity, the UN World Health Organization stressed that urgent action is needed to get teens off their screens and moving more

Four in five adolescents worldwide do not get enough physical activity, to the detriment of their health, the World Health Organization said Friday, warning that girls especially need more exercise.

In its first ever report on global trends for adolescent physical activity, the UN health agency stressed that urgent action was needed to get teens off their screens and moving more.

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