Recognize the benefits of sport increases human activity

HSPRIS – Reuters

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

An Australian study shows that the more people understand the benefits of exercise, the more physically active they are.

Researchers at the University of Central Queensland surveyed 615 people about how well they knew about the benefits of physical activity and laziness.

The survey also included questions to measure time spent walking or doing a light activity, such as swimming, or more activity, such as cycling.

Stephanie Squibb and her colleagues wrote in the Plus One Journal that regular physical activity reduces the risk of death by 30% for whatever reason.

It also reduces by 35% the risk of serious chronic diseases such as heart disease, 42% type 2 diabetes and 30% colon cancer.

They also wrote: "Regular physical activity also increases the average age and improves the physical and general health status." All participants agreed that physical activity was beneficial to health.

But participants were able to link 14 illnesses and a decrease in physical activity among the 22 diseases that could be infected by any of them when they do not do a lot of physical activity. # 39; exercise.

Most of the study participants were unable to estimate the increased risk of illness due to lack of exercise. More than half of the participants were unable to see how good the sport was for the body.

However, the researchers found that the more participants were able to properly link certain illnesses and a decrease in physical activity, the more active they were and exercised.

The researchers said in their study that health improvement initiatives should aim to raise awareness about the types of diseases associated with non-exercise.

However, one of the weaknesses of the study is that about three-quarters of the participants were women, so it was unclear whether the results also applied to men.

"A large proportion of Australian adults are not active enough," Squibb wrote in an email to Reuters Health. "For these people, we say that all physical activity is better than nothing and that increased physical activity is beneficial for health."