* Very active: More than 12,500 steps/day
Active: from 10,000 to 12,499 steps/day
Moderately active: from 7,500 to 9,999 steps/day
Low active: from 5,001 to 7,499 steps/day
Sedentary: less than 5,000 steps/day
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends 10,000 steps per day.
Regarding the methodology, the source adds the following information: "A pedometer was sent to each person with an explanation of how it works (sensor to measure the number of steps per day; worn from morning to evening, at the waist level; recording the number of steps each evening on a dedicated online platform). The pedometer had to be worn for seven consecutive days by all participants."
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Breakdown of sports practice among the French in 2015, by activity level
This statistic indicates the distribution of French people engaging in physical or sports activities in 2015, according to their level of activity. Among moderately active French people, more than ** percent reported practicing a physical or sports activity.
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