The National Physical Activity Plan states that all children should achieve at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) daily to meet the National Physical Activity Guidelines. While almost all primary and post primary children achieved at least 60 minutes of MVPA once a week, 76 percent and 64 percent, respectively, did so on four days a week while 17 percent and 10 percent respectively achieved it seven
day a week.
Share of children meeting the physical activity guidelines on 1-7 days per week in Ireland in 2018, by education stage
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Sport Ireland. (November 9, 2019). Share of children meeting the physical activity guidelines on 1-7 days per week in Ireland in 2018, by education stage [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099016/share-of-children-meeting-physical-activity-guidelines-in-ireland-days-per-week/
Sport Ireland. "Share of children meeting the physical activity guidelines on 1-7 days per week in Ireland in 2018, by education stage." Chart. November 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099016/share-of-children-meeting-physical-activity-guidelines-in-ireland-days-per-week/
Sport Ireland. (2019). Share of children meeting the physical activity guidelines on 1-7 days per week in Ireland in 2018, by education stage. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099016/share-of-children-meeting-physical-activity-guidelines-in-ireland-days-per-week/
Sport Ireland. "Share of Children Meeting The Physical Activity Guidelines on 1-7 Days per Week in Ireland in 2018, by Education Stage." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099016/share-of-children-meeting-physical-activity-guidelines-in-ireland-days-per-week/
Sport Ireland, Share of children meeting the physical activity guidelines on 1-7 days per week in Ireland in 2018, by education stage Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099016/share-of-children-meeting-physical-activity-guidelines-in-ireland-days-per-week/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Share of children meeting the physical activity guidelines on 1-7 days per week in Ireland in 2018, by education stage [Graph], Sport Ireland, November 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099016/share-of-children-meeting-physical-activity-guidelines-in-ireland-days-per-week/