Move for Health day is a global initiative to promote benefits of physical activity as essential for health and wellbeing.
How much physical activity do you need? To stay healthy, you should be active daily and should do at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity every week and strength exercises 2 to 3 times per week. But you should know that doing some physical activity is better than doing none. You can start with small amounts of physical activity and gradually increase duration and intensity over time.
Physical activity is important because it:
• Reduces the risk of heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and various types of cancer.
• Helps to maintain a healthy weight.
• Improves the functional health (muscles and joints) and lowers the risk of osteoporosis.
• lowers the risk of falls.
• Lifts your mood and improves your sleep patterns.
“Sitting Disease”, a new real danger…
Sitting disease is mainly caused by sedentary lifestyle. It is the 4th leading risk factor for global mortality causing millions of deaths globally per year.
The good news is…
Simple lifestyle changes can make a huge difference. Simply choose to stand up, sit less, and move more to prevent all the negative effects of sedentary lifestyle. Try to motivate yourself by setting reasonable fitness goals.