'Hongkongers fitter than before, but not fit enough'
Hongkongers are healthier and fitter than they were a decade ago, but they still need to exercise more, officials said on Friday. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department monitored the exercise patterns of about 8,500 people, finding that more than half didn't do enough physical activity. Professor Patrick Yung, chairman of the department's Community Sports Committee, said the SAR is a better place for sports than it was a decade ago.  “In the old days, people attended sports for fun, for pride, for excitement, for glory, for fellowship, but probably over the past 10 years, more and more people are essentially looking for better health and sports is a very efficient tool to achieve the goal,” he said. Chinese University sports science and physical education professor Stanley Hui, who was involved in the study, said many people still don’t know how much exercise they should be getting each day. “Two-thirds of the children and half of the adolescents did not have enough physical activities, but most of them thought they did,” he said. Hui added that the World Health Organisation recommends an hour of exercise per day for children and teenagers, and 150 minutes per week for adults.