06/04/2022
Publisher: DANIELS G.O
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NIGERIAN HEART FOUNDATION DOCTOR KINGSLEY AKINROYE HAS CALLED ON NIGERIANS TO MAKE REGULAR EXERCISE A WAY OF LIFE.
SPEAKING IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 2022 WORLD DAY FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, THE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH PHYSICIAN NOTED THAT WITH THE INCREASING RATE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES ACROSS THE GLOBE SIMPLE EXERCISE LIKE WALKING REGULARLY WOULD DO PEOPLE A WHOLE LOT OF GOOD.
ACCORDING TO DOCTOR AKINRONYE, PHYSICAL EXERCISE HELPS IN
(1)PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF NON- COMMUNICABLE DISEASES SUCH AS TYPE 2 DIABETES,AND CANCER.
(2) REDUCES SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
(3)IMPROVES REASONING, LEARNING AND JUDGMENT SKILLS
(4) IMPROVES GENERAL WELL- BEING
(5) ENSURES HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
WORLD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DAY IS CELEBRATED 6TH OF APRIL EVERY YEAR AS DESIGNATED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ( WHO).
ALSO KNOWN AS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORTS FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE,THE CELEBRATION STARTED IN 2002 WITH THE AIM OF PROMOTING EXERCISE PRACTICING SPORTS AS HEALTHY WAY OF LIFE
THE THEME FOR THE 2022 CELEBRATION IS WALK TO LIVE
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