A group of teens around the Meskel Square area get ready to hop on their old skateboards- the area is one of the few places in the capital convenient for the growing trend. With about 70pc of the nation's demography composed of youth under the age of 25, the importance of healthy recreational centres in urban areas has been a hot agenda. Growing attachments to smartphones, substance abuse and increased crime numbers have led the young populace to sedentary lifestyles with lifelong health consequences.
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