{"id":1967,"date":"2025-08-12T14:37:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enmodeado.ekloweb.com\/?post_type=boite-a-outils&p=1967"},"modified":"2026-03-05T14:11:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:11:32","slug":"girls-and-physical-activity","status":"publish","type":"boite-a-outils","link":"https:\/\/enmodeado.ca\/en\/boite-a-outils\/girls-and-physical-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Girls and physical activity: what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Physical activity brings many benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, only 1 in 4 teenage girls is sufficiently active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among teenage girls, there are several barriers to engaging in physical activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Move more\u2026 and have fun doing it! That\u2019s the main message to share with teenage. When they enjoy being active, they are more likely to keep it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This sheet presents tips and strategies to help make that happen.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n

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We will be talking about the barriers cisgender teenage girls during their teens when participating in physical activities. Cisgender is whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that other young people may also go through the same experiences discussed here. some of the barriers described in this sheet. It is also possible that some girls will not see themselves reflected in them. And some girls may not identify with these experiencesl. Everyone is unique, so take the time to talk about this with your teen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to learn more about the issues that can arise when young people get involved in physical activities, see our bulletin on this topic<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n

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Despite years of efforts trying to make sports more gender-inclusive, this field continues to be awash in stereotypes and divided according to biological sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several activities and physical abilities are attributed to one sex or another. These are stereotypes. For example, you may have already heard someone say, \u201c\u2026 runs or cries like a girl\u201d. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comments like these have consequences: <\/p>\n\n\n\n