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Half of Brazilians don't practice any
kind of sports, revealed on Sunday a recent survey conducted by Datafolha.
The above photo shows Brazil's Ronaldinho scores a goal while playing the
United States during the second half of their international friendly
soccer match in Chicago, Sept. 9, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters
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BRASILIA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Half of Brazilians
don't practice any kind of sports, a recent survey by Datafolha revealed on
Sunday.
Among 2,012 surveyed people aged between 18 and 70
years, 39 percent of those aged between 18 and 24 years don't practice
sports, this percent raises to 50 percent among people aged between 25 and 44
years.
In addition, 53 percent of Brazilians aged between 45
and 59 haven't sports habit and 57 percent of those aged between 60 and 70
prefer seated than doing sports.
Among those 50 percent who practice sports in
Brazil, 20 percent practice daily.
Walking, not football, is the sport preferred by
26 percent of men and 31 percent of women. Other sports Brazilians
like are gymnastics, dance and swimming.
According to
the Brazilian Association of Cardiology, 300,000 people die of cardiac diseases, and lack of
exercise is a principal reasons.
