Youth Fitness Case Study

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Factor 1:
General Analysis (no consideration of gender
or GBA+)

Information on healthy weights and sport participation in the Canadian youth population, without considering gender or GBA+, shows the following:

  • 26% of youth are overweight or obese; and,
  • 49% of Canadian youth DO NOT participate regularly in sport.

Trend analysis also indicates declining rates of participation since the early 1990s.

Diagram illustrating 26% of youth who are overweight.

26% of youth are overweight or obese

Diagram illustrating 49% of Canadian youth who DO NOT participate regularly in sport.

49% of Canadian youth DO NOT participate regularly in sport