There are significant gender differences in physical
activity, with females reporting substantially less physical
activity and sports team participation than males. On
average, about two-thirds (67%) of all adolescents
(73% of males and 59% of females) participated in
vigorous physical activity 3 days per week.xxi
n Although the California Education Code contains specific
regulations for the number of minutes of physical
education required per week, 27% of 15-19 year olds
report that they were not required to take physical
education in school and 15% reported that their school
neither requires nor offers physical education.xxii Thus,
nearly one million adolescents get less than the
recommended levels of physical activity, including
240,000 who get no physical activity.xxiii In addition, 34%
of adolescents ages 15 to 19 years old did not
participate in any sports teams or physical activity
outside of school.
n Access to safe outdoor spaces is a
major problem in many urban communities.
Almost 825,000 California
adolescents report that they had no
safe parks near their homes.xxiv Those
who live in neighborhoods with high
concentrations of low-income households,
high rates of crowding, high
unemployment rates and lower levels
of education lack access to parks and
get less physical activity relative to
adolescents living in more advantaged
neighborhoods.xxv
There are significant gender differences in physical
activity, with females reporting substantially less physical
activity and sports team participation than males. On
average, about two-thirds (67%) of all adolescents
(73% of males and 59% of females) participated in
vigorous physical activity 3 days per week.xxi
n Although the California Education Code contains specific
regulations for the number of minutes of physical
education required per week, 27% of 15-19 year olds
report that they were not required to take physical
education in school and 15% reported that their school
neither requires nor offers physical education.xxii Thus,
nearly one million adolescents get less than the
recommended levels of physical activity, including
240,000 who get no physical activity.xxiii In addition, 34%
of adolescents ages 15 to 19 years old did not
participate in any sports teams or physical activity
outside of school.
n Access to safe outdoor spaces is a
major problem in many urban communities.
Almost 825,000 California
adolescents report that they had no
safe parks near their homes.xxiv Those
who live in neighborhoods with high
concentrations of low-income households,
high rates of crowding, high
unemployment rates and lower levels
of education lack access to parks and
get less physical activity relative to
adolescents living in more advantaged
neighborhoods.xxv
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