A new study from Asics, led by Professor Brendon Stubbs, found those who engage in exercise throughout their adolescence exhibit higher activity levels and mental wellbeing as adults than those who don’t.
The Global State of Mind Study, which included over 26,000 respondents across 22 countries, was able to pinpoint the ages of 15-17 as being the most critical years for staying active. Those who drop out of exercise before the age of 15 display the lowest activity levels and worst state of mental wellbeing in adulthood.
In the UK, people who are regularly active have an average State of Mind score of 61/100, while inactive people have a much lower score of just 54/100. Worryingly, the study also uncovered an exercise generation gap, with younger generations being increasingly less active, a fact that negatively impacted their State of Mind score.
In the UK, over half (55%) of the Silent Generation (aged 78+) said they were active daily in their early childhood, compared to 35% of Millennials (aged 28-42) and just 21% of Gen Z (aged 18-27). This shows a concerning trend for younger generations being less active and dropping out of physical activity earlier than the generations before them.
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