ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH?
• Did you know that only 30% of adults are active enough to bring about health benefits?
• Do you know the recommended levels of activity necessary to benefit health in the sedentary population?
( ‘30 minutes of moderate activity on 5 or more days per week. This can be broken down into ‘bitesize’ sessions – i.e, 3 x 10 minutes over the day’)
• Do you know the recommended levels of activity to benefit health in the active population? That is those already achieving the above.?
(‘30 minutes of moderate activity five or more days a week plus 3 x 20 minutes sessions of vigorous activity’)
If you are not achieving these recommendations you may be at risk from diseases associated with inactivity, ie. Heart disease Diabetes, Stroke,
Why is Health-Related Fitness so important? The facts below may give some insight into the problems of not being fit for health.
• Obesity is one of the most serious health problems in the UK today. At the moment 50% of people are overweight - 20% of these are considered to be obese. A recent report has predicted that 50% could be obese in 25 years and twice as likely to develop Coronary Heart Disease as the rest of the population.
• Obesity is one of the major public health issues in the developing world. It can lead to increased risk of type 2 diabetes and some cancers.
• Obese people are also more likely to suffer from social and psychological problems, such as depression, prejudice, discrimination, stigmatization and low self-esteem.
• Around 58% of type 2 Diabetes, 21% of heart disease and between and 42% of certain cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon) are attributable to excess body fat.
• Obesity is responsible for 9,000 premature deaths each year in England, and reduces life expectancy by, on average, 9 years
. • Physical Inactivity generates 1.9 million deaths worldwide per year.
• Unfit and Inactive people double their risk of dying from Coronary Heart Disease and Strokes when compared with their active counterparts
• A major risk factor in the development of type 2 diabetes is physical inactivity.
• Osteoporosis, a reduction in bone mineral density affecting men as well as women can be delayed by weight-bearing physical activity.
• Colon cancer can be reduced by being physically active. Active people have a 40% - 50% lower risk of developing this disease than inactive ones.
• Post-menopausal breast cancer incidence is higher in inactive women than active ones.
• Physical activity is being recognised as being effective in the treatment of mental health, which includes depression and stress as well as some mental illnesses. It has been predicted that by 2020 depression will be the second most prevalent cause of disability
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