For many years now it has been recognised that physical activity has a beneficial
role to play in protecting our health, particularly from heart disease and even
some cancers. It is only recently however that the full effects of physical activity
and it's relationship to our health, particularly in old age have been studied
to any great degree.This is significant since as a society we have become more
sedentary (less active) than ever before, with modern technology doing increasing
amounts of work that previously ensured we flexed our muscles and used up calories
through the movements required to do the jobs directly ourselves!- yes, unfortunately
washing dishes whilst standing at the sink does our health far more good than
watching TV after loading the dishwasher!!
Through these pages we will be interpreting the latest research findings, relating
specifically to the importance of exercise for our children's health and providing
useful material on how we can go about re establishing a society that has sufficient
exercise integrated within our daily activities, so that it is neither a chore
nor an inconvenience. |
