Surveys found that Thai children spend 13 hours and 35 minutes with sedentary behaviours, excluding sleeping, each day," he said. Surveys also showed that 41% of Thai children spent six hours a day watching TV, he said. The "active school" project initially involved 12 primary schools in Ayutthaya, Bangkok, Khon Kaen and Songkhla provinces. Less than 40 percent of Thai children get at least one hour of physical activity each day, study have shown. APICHART JINAKULClick "play" to listen to Far too little exercise for most Thai children and "Download" to keep this file for educational purpose.

Source: Bangkok Post April 25, 2017 03:56 UTC