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Richard Beddie: Exercise NZ CEO on study finding 40% of young kiwis are not getting recommended amount of physical activity

Published: March 30, 2023, 7:26 p.m.

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Researchers are shining a light on the lack of exercise young New Zealanders are getting.

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A Victoria University study has found less than 40 percent of Kiwis aged between 18 and 24 are meeting the World Health Organisation\'s recommendations for physical activity.

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Exercise New Zealand Chief Executive, Richard Beddie told Mike Hosking New Zealand has a problem with encouraging people to do physical activity.

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He says the research is pretty shocking given young adults have far more access to time.

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