India, Dec. 26 -- The research also found that 80% of school-going adolescents do not do the recommended one hour of daily physical activity

Girls do lesser physical activity than boys globally, a study published recently, has stated.

The study estimated trends between 2001-2016. "Globally, the prevalence of insufficient physical activity decreased slightly in boys between 2001 and 2016 (from 80 per cent to 78 per cent), but there was no change over time in girls (remaining around 85 per cent)," it stated.

The study was produced by researchers from the World Health Organization (WHO) and was published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health on November 21, 2019.

The region where the lowest levels of insufficient activity by girls were...