An international study involving school students aged 5 to 17 in 135 countries has raised concerns about school uniform designs. A University of Cambridge study revealed that in countries where a majority of schools require students to wear uniforms, fewer young people tend to meet the recommended average of 60 minutes of physical activity per day as suggested by the World Health Organisation.Interestingly, regardless of uniform policies, fewer girls than boys achieve these recommended exercise ...

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