The Legacy and Sustainability plan for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games — 69 • INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EVERYWHERE At school Only 13% of middle school students in France a young age – for instance, by emphasising meet the WHO physical activity guidelines the role primary schools play – so that these for teenagers, while almost 25% of 14- and 15-year- practices become second nature to these old students are classed as overweight or obese. children for the rest of their lives. We are therefore Alongside primary school teachers, PE teachers committed to emphasising the role of teachers and all those involved in school sports, we seek – particularly primary school teachers and PE to make children and their parents aware of the teachers – by highlighting their best practice importance of sport and physical activity from and centralising useful resources. AN INITIATIVE LAUNCHED AS A RESULT OF THE GAMES SCHOOL LESSONS THAT LEND THEMSELVES TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Paris 2024 intends to promote solutions that in the use of community facilities. harness active design principles to make In collaboration with Terre de Jeux 2024 it possible to integrate physical activity areas, Paris 2024 will work with schools for children into school lessons on a daily to provide them with examples and solutions basis. These changes will also give girls and that are easy to implement. boys the opportunity to occupy a shared space, promoting equality and diversity OFESSOR PR FRANÇOIS CARRÉ Every step counts. As little as 15 minutes of physical activity and sport a day has tangible benefits. Take Scotland, for instance – the Daily Mile initiative began back in 2012 to encourage nurseries and primary schools to build 15 minutes of physical activity into the day. © – Astrakan Images/Getty Images