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• Defining physical activity - WHO defines physical activity as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that involves energy expenditure
• The need for physical activity - physical activity is one of the most effective ways for people to enhance their health
• • reduce the likelihood of having significant health issues such as heart disease, type 1 diabetes obesity as well as some cancers
  • lower the burden of chronic diseases while also preventing premature death
  • improve your weight management
  • have decreased cholesterol levels in your blood
  • possess lower blood pressure
  • have greater bone density, stronger muscles and joints, and are less prone to osteoporosis
  • reduce your chances of slipping
  • recover fast from sickness or bed rest
  • feel better - with more energy; a mood better; more relax; and better sleep;
  • have healthier mental state
• • PA can help with depression.
  • help you filter out negative thoughts and divert you from your daily troubles
  • allow an increased social interaction
  • enhance your mood and sleep pattern
  • and alter the levels of brain chemicals such as serotonin, endorphins, and stress hormones
• • PA can also beneficial to communities
  • increase level of economic activity and employment
  • boost property values
  • encourage neighborhood revitalizationand
  • reduce the cost of health care
• Health risks of sedentary life - people lives are becoming more sedentary as a result of the increased use of motorized vehicles and the increasing use of computers for works, education and leisure
• How to increase physical activity - subtle changes that encourages you and your family to move more will help you all maintain a healthy weight. Choose a variety of PA to try each week to increase familys PA
• • Whenever possible, walk instead of driving
  • walk from your home to school
  • Use the stairs instead of using the escalator or elevator
  • Instead of watching TV, go for a half-hour stroll
  • walk instead of taking the jeepney or bus
  • Park further away from the mall and then walk
  • make walking on saturday mornings a family habit
  • swap off a sunday drive for a sunday walk
  • do gardening work or home repairs
  • do some household chores
• • physical activity and physical excercise differentiated - physical activity is any movement that requires energy from the muscles. Physical excercise on the other hand is defined as movement planned, systemati, repetitive, and intentional.
• Four different types of physical excercise - physical excercise is classified into four types: endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility.
• Benefits of Physical Excercise - regular physical excercise is one of the simplest ways to lower your risk of chronic disease and improve your quality of life
• • improve your memory and cognitive function
  • improve your memory and cognitive function any chronic diseases
  • help with weight lost
  • reduce your blood pressure while improving your cardiovascular health
  • improve your sleep quality
  • reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety
  • combat weariness caused by cancer
• Combining physical activity with physical excercise - we engage in a lot of physical activity in our daily lives such as strolling in the grocery store and pushing the cart gardening ang lugging the laundry basket to the washing.