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        "id": 1722460,
        "msgid": "bandung-city-government-increases-school-sports-schedule-to-prevent-student-obesity-1778181209",
        "date": "2026-05-06 21:32:48",
        "title": "Bandung City Government Increases School Sports Schedule to Prevent Student Obesity",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Bandung City Government is set to implement a new programme increasing physical education sessions for schoolchildren to three times a week, each lasting at least 30 minutes, in response to rising obesity trends identified through free health checks by the Health Department. Mayor Muhammad Farhan emphasised that the initiative, developed in collaboration with Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia and Institut Teknologi Bandung, will incorporate aerobic activities and sports games to foster active lifestyles and ensure meaningful health impacts rather than mere ceremonial efforts. This proactive measure aims to curb the growth of childhood obesity rates in the city, which remain low but are increasing.",
        "content": "<p>The Bandung City Government (Pemkot Bandung), West Java, is preparing\na programme to increase the frequency of sports activities for school\npupils to three times a week as an early prevention measure against the\ntendency towards childhood obesity. Bandung Mayor Muhammad Farhan stated\nthat the policy is based on the results of free health checks conducted\nby the Bandung City Health Department (Dinkes). \u201cData from the free\nhealth checks carried out by the Health Department shows that the\nobesity tendency rate among our schoolchildren, although still low, is\ngrowing significantly,\u201d Farhan said in a statement received in Bandung\non Wednesday. Therefore, Pemkot Bandung is preparing an additional\nroutine sports programme for pupils with a frequency of three times a\nweek and a minimum duration of 30 minutes per session. \u201cWe will soon\nlaunch a sports programme three times a week, each 30 minutes.\nCurrently, it is only once a week,\u201d Farhan said. Farhan explained that\nthe programme will not only consist of formal physical education lessons\nbut also include aerobic activities and various sports games to\nencourage pupils to be more active. To refine the programme, Pemkot\nBandung is collaborating with Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) and\nInstitut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in developing a concept based on sports\nscience. According to him, this approach is important so that school\nsports programmes are not merely ceremonial but truly impact health and\nthe formation of active lifestyles from an early age.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bandung-city-government-increases-school-sports-schedule-to-prevent-student-obesity-1778181209",
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