Mental Health and Lifestyle Survey: What Has Become Clear (4/5)

Compared with the results of the FY2011 survey, elementary school students and junior high school students came to have more chances for exercise in FY2015, showing an improving trend. However, those who almost never exercise have increased since FY2020. The frequency of exercise had increased gradually among adults (aged 16 or older) until FY2020. The frequency of exercise once decreased in FY2021, but slightly increased in FY2022.

In particular, exercises are considered to exert a significant influence on the growth of elementary school students and junior high school students, and exercise habits are also very important for adults for improving their mental health and preventing lifestyle-related diseases.

• Included in this reference material on March 31, 2016
• Updated on March 31, 2025