WHO defines “Health” as a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". All too often, efforts to promote health lack such dimensions. The concept of health promoting schools acknowledge the value of promoting physical, mental and social well being along with efforts to reduce health problems and risk factors for various diseases.
Outdoor physical activity & cardiovascular health.
S. Sivasankaran: J Med Res. Aug 2012; 136(2): 301–303.
This
study concluded that amongst Indian adolescent women, two behavioral risk factors viz. unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity lay the
foundation for four major non-communicable diseases, namely, diabetes,
cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis and cancer. These diseases form
the major reason for more than 50 per cent of morbidity and mortality in
their life course. This study also stresses the need for outdoor
physical activity to improve the vitamin D status. Outdoor physical
activity is the best way to overcome many of these abnormalities.
Exercise builds muscles and bones, buffers the insult of high calorie
nutrition and is the key for healthy ageing. No wonder, atherosclerosis
is not a natural disease of animals, they remain physically active,
indulge in natural foods and do not cover their body from the sun.
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