Most of us start dieting and sports every Monday, but then whatever happens, on Tuesday we continue our lives without sports and diet. Although the reason for most people to start sports is to lose weight, experts say that living an active life positively affects our quality of life and plays a big role in our emotional health.
The number of people who do sports and take care to lead a healthy life has increased considerably in our country. There is a gym in almost every city and every district now. The sports equipment that municipalities put in parks and open spaces also played a major role in encouraging people to do sports. It is a joy to see even our aunts and uncles on those sports equipment. Well, what percent of our country eats healthy and does sports? Let’s take a look at the research conducted by Areda Survey on this issue…
29.3 percent of people are not interested in healthy living
According to the research conducted by Areda Survey, percent of the participants 34.2 of them give more importance to healthy nutrition for a healthy life. The number of people who say that they walk for a healthy life is 31.7 percent. However, although these rates are so high, those who are interested in sports activities such as fitness, swimming, boxing, wrestling and football make up only 4.8 percent of the participants. Those who say that they do not make any effort for a healthy life have a rate of 29.3 percent, which shows that 1 out of every 4 people do not care about healthy life.
Research by Survey also revealed some not surprising results. Young people have a higher rate of doing sports than older people, but middle-aged and older people give more importance to healthy nutrition compared to young people. According to the research, 29.7 percent of young people aged 18-34 take regular walks, while 8.5 percent regularly spare time for sports activities. In addition, the research also revealed that the higher the education level, the more importance people give to sports and healthy living.
Women are twice as careful about healthy eating than men
The research shows that women are less involved in sports activities than men, but they are twice as careful about healthy eating than men. revealed that they were. While 3 percent of women do sports, 6.6 percent of men devote time to sports activities.
Regardless of the rates, experts state that sports and healthy nutrition have a great effect on strengthening our immune system and leading a better quality of life. If you want to do sports and cannot, at least you can walk to your destinations. Putting on your headphones and going for a long walk will help you clear your mind and keep your body fit.