We made a simple research about students’ exercise habits

and we are going to present you the results we analyzed

When we look at the first question and the results we collected, we can infer that most students walk every day and that the majority of these 59 students do it for more than thirty minutes per day.

Do you walk every day?

yes 59

no 1

This is one of the best habits we can develop, because it brings us a lot of benefits, such as:

- it reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke;

- it reduces the levels of cholesterol and diabetes;

- it keeps your weight controlled;

- it tones your legs, but above all;

- it gives you energy and can make you a happier person!

Though the majority walks more than 30 minutes, many others walk for 10 to 20 minutes. This is not enough, if we want to take care of our health, but it surely is better than not walking at all.

until 10 minutes; 12;

21%

between 10 and 20

minutes; 19; 33%

between 20 and 30 minutes; 6; 10%

more than 30 minutes;

21; 36%

How often do you walk every day?

Then, taking into account the second question we presented, which is about how often they have Physical Education lessons at school, we realized that most students have P.E. lessons once a week and only a short number (13) of students have it twice a week.

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How often do you have "Physical Education" per week at school?

Basketball is the most played sport, closely followed by football (futsal), volleyball and handball. Korfball and softball are not popular sports in our school.

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Which kind of sports?

Besides these sports, outside of school, some students also practise athletics, swimming, synchronized swimming, basketball and many other sports.

Do you practise any other physical activity outside school?

yes 43

no 17

Most students practise these sports once a week, twice a week or three times a week, which shows us that sports are an important part of students’ daily life.

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Which Sports? more than tree times a week three times a weektwice a week once a week

Above all, sports can bring a lot of benefits:

they encourage the development of social skills,

they can help children to learn how to relate to others , and eventually,

they also ensure that these children or teens become gradually independent and achieve a higher self-esteem!