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Physical activity
Cheetahs Global Health Solutions rolls out themes that promote a healthy lifestyle in communities through the power of sports.
Our activities highlight the role that sport plays as a factor in creating healthy communities/institutions at both physical and psychological levels.
World Health Organization (WHO) defines physical activity as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure. Physical activity refers to all movement including during leisure time, for transport to get to and from places, or as part of a person’s work. Both moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity improve health.
Popular ways to be active include outdoor games, walking, aerobics, dance classes, cycling, wheeling, sports and active recreation. This can be done at any level of skill and for enjoyment by everybody.
Regular physical activity is proven to help prevent and manage non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and several cancers. It also helps prevent hypertension, maintain healthy body weight and can improve mental health, quality of life and well-being.
Key facts
- Physical activity has significant health benefits for hearts, bodies and minds
- Physical activity contributes to preventing and managing non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes
- Physical activity reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety
- Physical activity enhances thinking, learning, and judgment skills
- Physical activity ensures healthy growth and development in young people
- Physical activity improves overall well-being
- Globally, 1 in 4 adults do not meet the global recommended levels of physical activity
- People who are insufficiently active have a 20% to 30% increased risk of death compared to people who are sufficiently active
- More than 80% of the world’s adolescent population is insufficiently physically active