The Problem

- Approximately 85% of adolescents (aged 11-17) in low-income countries do not exercise for a sufficient amount of time each day. 

- People who are physically inactive constitute 6% of all heart diseases, 7% of type 2 diabetes, 10% of colon cancer, and 10% of breast cancer cases.

- Physical inactivity is the reason for nearly 10% of all premature deaths worldwide.

- Internationally, people pay a sum of nearly 55 billion dollars a year due to implications of a lack of exercise.

- It costs approximately $306 per person yearly to participate in physical activities. Especially in low-income countries, families cannot afford to pay these expenses, thus limiting their access to quality physical exercise.

- According to the World Health Organization, 5 million deaths can be avoided each year if everyone exercises properly.

- Those who do not exercise are at a 20%-30% higher risk of death.