One of the stakes of the French Olympics in 2024 is to make children and teenagers understand that sport is vital for their health.<br />Nowadays, teenagers practice less sport activities compared to previous generations.<br />All the studies agree, younger generations lost between 25 and 30% of their physical abilities in term of strength, speed and endurance.<br />The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety published a study where it states than two third of 11-17 years old are sedentary. <br />Teens don’t move, they eat bad, and so they’re exposed to overweight and obesity, diabetes, sleeping troubles. All of this can lead to more serious diseases like cancer.<br />The main cause of this tendency of sedentarism is the screens.<br />The Olympics is the opportunity to increase awareness on that matter and make teenagers practice more a physical activity.
