Sports Shut Down The Lazy Can

Nearly a third of adults in the world are reluctant to move. Passive lifestyle and habit of sitting too long it contributes to mortality to five million people every year. The warning was delivered in health researchers in the journal The Lancet, Wednesday (16/7/12). "Generally, three out of 10 people aged 15 years and over, or around 1.5 million people, do not do the recommended physical activity," wrote the researchers.

Experts describe it as a lifestyle sedentari a pandemic disease have spread alias.

Passive lifestyle described in such research as not doing exercise 30 minutes a day, five times a week, or never do high intensity exercise for 20 minutes three times a week.

Engaging in activities that worsen idleness along with increasing age. The woman called more rarely move than men. These phenomena more found in countries whose economy is good.

The second study comparing between physical activity level with a population of disease statistics, mentioning that lack of exercise lead to 5.3 percent of the deaths of 57 million deaths worldwide in 2008.

The danger with lack of exercise and smoking juxtaposed obesity because both cause disease is not contagious such as diabetes, heart disease, as well as cancer.

The human body requires exercise or physical activity so that the muscles, bones, heart, and other organs to function optimally. Unfortunately, the number of people walking, running, or cycling, more years continue to decline.

The Lancet also mentions the need for global action to increase community activities, inter alia by making the path pedestrian, bike path, or an open space so that public access to sports venues and more.


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AFP