Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Major Trauma, Watching Movies, Waking Hours
15 Apr 2016
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The journey of a thousand miles starts in front of your feet . Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure. Scientists have studied the effects of exercise on health and functioning for the past 40 years. Found to be the most important action you can take to improve wellness. Decreased risk of hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, breast and colon cancer. Decreased risk of falls and hip or vertebral fractures. Inactivity increases the incidence of at least 17 unhealthy conditions: We know of no single intervention with greater promise than physical exercise to reduce the risk of virtually all chronic diseases simultaneously . For adults 18-64 years: to achieve health benefits, adults aged 18-64 years should accumulate at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity per week, in bouts of 10 minutes or more.
