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Why 30/60 minutes?

Regular physical activity can help to keep your body fit and healthy and prevent a number of illnesses and ailments.

Physical activity prevents the following lifestyle and widespread chronic diseases:

  • Circulatory diseases (cardiovascular diseases, raised cholesterol, triglyceride and blood pressure levels, overweight, obesity, insulin resistance and type II diabetes) 
  • Stress 
  • Muscular and skeletal illnesses 
  • Certain cancers (colon cancer and breast cancer) 
  • Mental illnesses (depression, anxiety and dementia) 
  • Osteoporosis


Physical activity improves your health:

  • Helps to reduce blood pressure for people who already have high blood pressure
  • Helps control weight
  • Helps older people become stronger and better able to move about without falling over
  • Improves mental and social well-being, including feeling happy about life, energy levels, social well-being, self-confidence and decisiveness
  • Regular physical activity can prevent the above diseases while promoting the beneficial conditions

 

If you already suffer from one of the above illnesses, physical activity can help reduce the risk of the illness developing or your condition deteriorating.