The Dutch are good at physical exercise
Wednesday 08 August 2012
The Dutch do well at taking physical exercise, a survey into 122 countries by the British scientific magazine The Lancet shows.
The Lancet looked at the number of people who take a minimum weekly exercise of at least 30 minutes and 20 minutes hard exercise three times a week.
The results show that four out of five Dutch people over the age of 15 do this amount of exercise. Just 18.2% do not achieve these targets.
Women do slightly better than men, with 15.2% of women saying they do not exercise compared with 21.3% of men.
The survey shows that Bangladesh has the most active population with only 4.7% not reaching the targets. Malta, Swaziland and Saudi-Arabia are at the bottom of the list with 70%.
Do you reach the targets for physical exercise? Let us know on the comment form below.
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Cycling to work it is NOT physical exercise. The Dutch are clearly out of shape and their diet makes baby Jesus cry. They only get by because they have good DNA.
By Agus | 8 August 2012 10:30 AMEvery day in my office I see two minutes of hard exercise at exactly 5pm as colleagues sprint towards the exit.
By Dr Ponzi | 8 August 2012 12:26 PMA lot of exercising saw today ,all the neighbours "met volle tassen" ,must be some sort of "uitkering-day".
By WorkToFit | 8 August 2012 7:34 PMDr. Ponzi, I salute you!
By phantom | 9 August 2012 9:01 AMI am sorry? How is cycling to work NOT physical exercise? It is certainly an order of magnitude more exercise than taking a bus, train or driving.
By pwhetton | 9 August 2012 11:17 AMIt is because of all the bridges in Amsterdam, riding all those old one speed dutch bicycles. Keep it up.
By NLvisitor | 9 August 2012 5:59 PMHear hear!
By The visitor | 10 August 2012 2:47 AM