Study shows that social inequality exacerbates barriers to physical activity

A 10-year study of residents of São Paulo, Brazil, reveals that leisure-time physical activity is highly unequal and that the gap between social strata is widening. While highly educated white men are exercising more, women from racial minorities with low levels of education have the lowest rates of physical activity during leisure time. In contras...

• Published date: 31-07-2026 05:40 PM