Healthy Lifestyles to Reduce Gaps in Society
The physical activity of the Indonesian people is relatively low when compared to other countries. According to the publication of the Global Matrix 4.0 which was released on October 24, 2022, Indonesia got a lot of low scores for every aspect that was assessed.
The Global Matrix 4.0 is the most comprehensive assessment of global variation in child and adolescent physical activity covering 57 countries.
The Global Matrix revealed that modern lifestyles – increases in digital screen time, the growing urbanization of communities, and the rise in automation of previously manual tasks – are contributing to a pervasive yet unequally distributed public health problem that must be recognized as a global priority.
For each aspect, a country can be categorised as grade A (highest), B, C, D, or F (the lowest).
Indonesia has poor performance in Overall Physical Activity (grade F), Organised Sports and Physical Activities (F), Active Play (F), Active Transportation (D-), Physical Fitness (F), Family and Peers (F), School (F), Community and Environment (D+), and Behavioral Average (D-), Sources of Influence Average (D), and Overall Average (D-).
Those conditions are synchronised with high achievement in Sedentary Behaviour (grade B) or any waking behaviour characterised by an energy expenditure ≤1.5 metabolic equivalents, while in a sitting, reclining or lying posture.
With those unimpressive results, is there any correlation with the average IQ in the Indonesian population of 84 points which is considered a low average (www.worlddata.info)?
Unavoidable, the question of the intelligence of a certain nationality or population may be controversial. Intelligence is influenced by national, political, and geographic factors. Often surprisingly but scientifically proven, a warmer climate badly affects the intelligence quotient.
Fragmentation
Since the above figures are from the average standpoint, there is always a fragmentation of the population who achieve higher and lower than the average value.
People who are above average value have different characteristics that differentiate them from other groups who are below average. As mentioned above, they probably have a healthier and more active lifestyle and higher productivity hence leading to higher income and standard of living. As a result, they can inherit certain characteristics for the next generations.
https://www.activehealthykids.org/4-0/
https://www.worlddata.info/iq-by-country.php
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https://poppoliticsaus.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/comparing-young-peoples-political-agendas-and-views-on-inequality-in-australia-the-uk-and-usa/