Benefits of activity: The health problem
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Here are some interesting facts:
- Inactivity is as harmful to your health as smoking
- 70% of older adults are not active enough to benefit their health
- Sitting or lying for long periods is a serious health risk (World Health Organisation www.who.int)
- Inactivity leads to your bones and muscles becoming weaker,
your heart and lungs don’t work as well and you lose flexibility
- If you don’t move around enough you increase your risk of
colon and breast cancer
- Inactivity causes heart disease, diabetes, stress and obesity
- Physical inactivity is estimated to cause 2 million deaths worldwide annually. Globally, it is estimated to cause about 10-16% of cases each of breast cancer, colon cancers, and diabetes, and about 22% of ischaemic heart disease (World Health Organisation www.who.int)
- Physical inactivity makes your body age faster
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Independent living depends on being able to do the things you want to do when you want to do them. To stay independent you need to be able to reach, bend, lift, carry, and move around easily.
Staying physically active will help you to keep moving, and stay strong. |
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