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Teenage leisure in the UK
Computer games and TV
In the UK today, fewer nad fewer teenagers are playing games outside with their friends; 85% prefer playing computer games on their own. In fact, playing computer games is one of the most popular leisure activities in the UK. In 2003, British shoppers spent £1,152 million on computer games! In general, boys are more interested in computers than girls.
Teenagers also love watching TV. Watching TV is more popular with boys and girls in the UK than in most other European countries. In the UK, the TV is often on all day, and teenagers watch it before and after school. More than half of children have a television in their bedroom, and about a third also have a video recorder.

Sport and exercise
A lot of people are worried that today's British teenagers don't get enough exercise. Today, less than half of teenagers play team sports, compared to more than 75% in the 1970s. More than 80% of teenagers in the UK now prefer watching sport on TV to actually playing it. More than half of teenagers agree that young people are getting 'fatter, lazier and more addicted to computer games.' They want to play sports, they say, but a lot of local parks and sports centers are closing. New gyms are opening, but they're too expencive for most teenagers.

Essential facts
Average time teenagers in the UK spend playing sport:
15-25 minutes per day for girls
40-55 minutes per day for boys

Average time teenagers in the UK spend watching TV:
2.5 hours a day
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