Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

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High School Students who were Physically Active

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Measurement Period: 2021-2022

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This indicator shows the percentage of high school students who were physically active at least 60 minutes per day on 5 or more days (doing any kind of physical activity that increased their heart rate and made them breathe hard some of the time during the 7 days before the survey.

Why is this important?

Regular physical activity in adolescence improves strength and endurance, helps build healthy bones and muscles, helps control weight, reduces anxiety and stress, increases self-esteem, and may improve blood pressure and cholesterol levels. It may also help improve students' academic performance including academic achievement and grades, academic behavior, and concentration and attentiveness in the classroom. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends that young people participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity daily.

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