One in five people in Switzerland do not get enough exercise, according to the WHO

According to a report by the World Health Organization, people around the world do not get enough exercise. This has significant consequences for people’s health and creates a significant financial burden on the healthcare system, the WHO reports in the scientific journal The Lancet Global Health Journal. According to the study, one in five people in Switzerland is also not active enough. Nevertheless, this proportion of people who do too little exercise is lower than the global average. Daily news – Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 31% of adults worldwide are not active enough. That is a total of 1.8 billion people. "Watching sport is not enough" The WHO recommends 150 minutes of moderate-intensity endurance activity per week. This is more than just walking, rather brisk walking that gets your heart rate up. Alternatively, 75 minutes of high-intensity activity that gets you out of breath is recommended ...