Comparisons of pedometer-determined weekday physical activity among Swedish school children and adolescents in 2000 and 2017 showed the highest reductions in adolescents.

This school-based study from south-eastern Sweden showed that weekday physical activity differed between age groups in 2000 and 2017. The highest reductions were seen among older children and adolescents, particularly 14-year-old girls and boys. The only group that increased was eight-year-old boys, with no significant change in eight-year-old girls. A possible explanation might be the dramatically increased use of the Internet on phones and tablets.