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Physical Activity in Numbers
school children, when comparing to the previous generations. The
greatest negative trend was noticeable with pupils between 9 and
11 years old, which gain over 1% weight compared to the previous
generations. The largest increase in body weight is noticeable in 15
years old girls. Despite a sufficient number of physical education
hours (3 school hours/week), and extracurricular activities connec-
ted to physical activity, there is still a negative trend, particularly
when motor abilities are taken into concern. It is necessary to rad-
ically change this trend for the low-quality way of life, and promote
awareness that physical activity is important- not only because of its
positive effects on health but also with positive effects on academic
performance. According to the ACDSi data, 97% of boys and 95%
girls (ages: 6–11 years) from Ljubljana are meeting WHO recom-
mendations for daily physical activity (2010), 86% of boys and 76%
of girls aged 6–18 years) meet physical activity guidelines. On week-
ends, 81% boys and 72% girls meeting recommendation guidelines
(Sember et al., 2016).
There is no centralized registry of sports practice or participation
in organized clubs for children and youth outside of the school sys-
tem in Slovenia; although 60% boys and 47% of girls aged 6–19 years
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school children, when comparing to the previous generations. The
greatest negative trend was noticeable with pupils between 9 and
11 years old, which gain over 1% weight compared to the previous
generations. The largest increase in body weight is noticeable in 15
years old girls. Despite a sufficient number of physical education
hours (3 school hours/week), and extracurricular activities connec-
ted to physical activity, there is still a negative trend, particularly
when motor abilities are taken into concern. It is necessary to rad-
ically change this trend for the low-quality way of life, and promote
awareness that physical activity is important- not only because of its
positive effects on health but also with positive effects on academic
performance. According to the ACDSi data, 97% of boys and 95%
girls (ages: 6–11 years) from Ljubljana are meeting WHO recom-
mendations for daily physical activity (2010), 86% of boys and 76%
of girls aged 6–18 years) meet physical activity guidelines. On week-
ends, 81% boys and 72% girls meeting recommendation guidelines
(Sember et al., 2016).
There is no centralized registry of sports practice or participation
in organized clubs for children and youth outside of the school sys-
tem in Slovenia; although 60% boys and 47% of girls aged 6–19 years
55
