Physical Activities between Girls and Boys

Physical Activities between Girls and Boys

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The difference in genders physical activities (PA) between the young people, in terms of material activeness girls, is considered less active than boys. The gap in the PA’s of girls to that of boys is different throughout the study. The study that was carried out in Europe among the youths between 4 – 18 years old shows that girls engage in about seventeen percent less physical daily activities (Diep et al., 2010). The study highlights a couple of reasons why girls are considered to be less active than men. Girls’ participation in sporting activities is meager because most of these girls do not receive the appropriate and enough social support they require. And they may experience less enjoyment while taking part in those PAs. Study shows that social and physical environment are positively related, and the PA for both boys and girls may differ. Another factor that determines the physical activities between boys and girls is the biological factors.

The differences between the boy and girls’ physical activities are drastically reducing as they try to adjust for sexual maturity (Milanović et al., 2013). This implies that girls have low Physical activities compared to the boys because the girls’ physical activities relate to maturity at an earlier age. Since both boys and girls actively take place in physical education together, it is intriguing to bring about the difference in gender in the personal level characteristics related to the biological activities of the young person. Parents and teachers are advised to consider both boys and girls in physical education and sporting activities to ensure good health for both girls and boys.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

Diep, L., Kwagyan, J., Kurantsin-Mills, J., Weir, R., & Jayam-Trouth, A. (2010). Association of physical activity level and stroke outcomes in men and women: a meta-analysis. Journal of women’s health, 19(10), 1815-1822.

Milanović, Z., Pantelić, S., Trajković, N., Sporiš, G., Kostić, R., & James, N. (2013). Age-related decrease in physical activity and functional fitness among older men and women. Clinical interventions in aging, 8, 549.