A recent study finds that body fat percentage and amount of physical activity in girls are unrelated. Physical activity provides numerous health benefits. However, physical activity affects boys and girls differently. A recent study analyzed the connection between children's physical activity and b
The findings also indicate that boys with an increase in body fat percentage had an increase in sedentary behavior two years later.
“We looked at the connection between objectively measured physical activity and the proportion of body fat in girls and boys,” says Silje Steinsbekk, a professor atRather than weight and height, the researchers assessed individuals’ body composition.
“Here we can only speculate, but boys are generally more physically active than girls, so when boys reduce their activity level, the physical impact is greater,” Steinsbekk says. It could also be that girls are more likely to maintain physical activity when their proportion of body fat increases because more attention is paid to girls’ bodies and appearance.The researchers also examined the link between inactivity or a sedentary lifestyle and body fat. In the same way that they objectively measured physical activity, they also measured how long the participants were sedentary during the day.
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