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    The document defines physical activity as bodily movement requiring energy expenditure. It identifies physical inactivity as the 4th leading risk factor for global mortality. The benefits of regular physical activity include weight reduction, improved blood circulation, reduced risk of diseases like CVD and cancer, stress relief, better sleep, and stronger bones. The WHO recommends at least 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity for children and adolescents, including aerobic exercise and strength training 3 times per week.

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    The document defines physical activity as bodily movement requiring energy expenditure. It identifies physical inactivity as the 4th leading risk factor for global mortality. The benefits of regular physical activity include weight reduction, improved blood circulation, reduced risk of diseases like CVD and cancer, stress relief, better sleep, and stronger bones. The WHO recommends at least 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity for children and adolescents, including aerobic exercise and strength training 3 times per week.

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    The document defines physical activity as bodily movement requiring energy expenditure. It identifies physical inactivity as the 4th leading risk factor for global mortality. The benefits of regular physical activity include weight reduction, improved blood circulation, reduced risk of diseases like CVD and cancer, stress relief, better sleep, and stronger bones. The WHO recommends at least 60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity for children and adolescents, including aerobic exercise and strength training 3 times per week.

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    What is Physical Activity?

    • Physical Activity is defined by World Health


    Organization (WHO) as the bodily movement
    produced by skeletal muscles that requires
    energy expenditure.
    • Physical inactivity has been identified as the 4th
    leading risk factor for global mortality
    Overweight and obesity are responsible for 5%
    of global mortality.
    Types of Physical Activity
    • Aerobic Exercise
    • Strength Training
    • Flexibility Exercise or Stretching
    • Work or Lifestyle activities
    Benefits of Regular
    Physical Activity:
    • Weight reduction. Increased physical activity such as
    regular exercise burns off energy thereby assisting
    weight control or reduction.
    • Helps improve blood circulation and muscle tone
    • Helps improve the efficiency of the heart and lungs
    • Reduces the risk of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD),
    diabetes and cancer
    Benefits of Regular
    Physical Activity:
    • Helps to relax and cope with stress
    • Promotes sound sleep
    • Improves bone strength. Exercise in all ages improves
    bone strength by stimulating bone-building cells in the
    formation of new bone structures.
    Physical Activity
    • The World Health Organization (WHO) Recommended
    Levels of Physical Activity for Health
    • For children and young people of this age group,
    physical activity includes playing games, sports,
    transportation, recreation, physical education or planned
    exercise, in the context of family, school and community
    activities.
    Physical Activity
    The following are recommended for 5-17 years old:
    1. Accumulate at least 60 minutes of moderate- to
    vigorous-intensity physical activity daily
    2. Amounts of physical activity greater than 60 minutes
    provide additional health benefits
    3. Most of the daily physical activity should be aerobic.
    Vigorous-intensity activities should be incorporated,
    including those that strengthen muscle and bone, at
    least 3 times per week.
    Physical Activity
    • Examples of moderate intensity physical activity: hiking,
    dancing, bicycling (<10mph), walking (3.5 mph),
    stretching, weight lifting (general light workout)
    • Examples of vigorous intensity physical activity:
    running/jogging (5mph), bicycling (>10 mph),
    swimming (slow freestyle laps), aerobics, walking (4.5
    mph), weight lifting (vigorous effort), basketball
    (vigorous)
    *Adapted from Dietary Guidelines for American Report, 2005
    Physical Activity
    • Maintaining a healthy diet, engaging in regular physical
    activity, abstinence from smoking, avoidance of alcoholic
    beverages and management of stress are key strategies in the
    prevention of lifestyle-related non-communicable diseases
    such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer and chronic
    respiratory diseases.
    • Non-communicable diseases are also knowns as chronic
    diseases which are not passed from person to person. They
    are of long duration and generally slow in progression. The
    four main types of NCDs are: cardiovascular diseases like
    heart attacks and stroke, cancers, chronic respiratory disease
    and diabetes (WHO, 2011).
    Frequently Asked Questions
    • Q: Does one need to sweat to have effective
    exercise and immediate effect on fat loss?
    • A: No. One need not sweat to have effective
    exercise. It does not necessarily mean that the more
    one sweats, the more fat is burned.
    Frequently Asked Questions
    • Q: Can massage and passive devices take the place of exercise?
    • A: No. Body massage, electric stimulation, body wraps and other
    passive devices cannot take the place of active exercise for
    controlling weight. Hot baths do not speed up metabolism so that
    the pounds can be lost in hours. Steam and sauna baths do not
    melt the fat off the body, although they may dehydrate people so
    that they may lose water weight.
    Remember!
    • Daily physical activities done at home and in school is
    important for growth, health and school performance.
    • Maintaining a healthy diet, engaging in regular physical
    activity, abstinence from smoking, avoidance of alcoholic
    beverages and management of stress are key strategies in
    the prevention of lifestyle-related non-communicable
    diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer
    and chronic respiratory diseases.

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