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Increasing physical therapy can be easy. Small daily changes in lifestyle can add up to significant health benefits. Simply parking further away in a parking lot, walking to get the mail, or taking the stairs are easy ways to add physical activity every day. Finding hobbies that increase activity are extremely effective. Playing a recreational sport, hiking, or walking the dog can all be healthy hobbies. Looking for a hobby that can be done in groups can also help add motivation to increasing activity. Doing yard work, cleaning, or projects at home can also be seen as increasing physical activity. Stretching periodically throughout the day is an easy way to add physical activity while increasing physical flexibility and wellbeing. 

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"WHAT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE TODAY WILL SOON BECOME YOUR WARM-UP"

Risk Factors
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  • Depression
  • Anxiey
  • Breast Cancer and Bowel Cancer
  • Dementia
  • Cardiorespiratory conditions
  • Heart disease
  • Type II diabetes
  • Stroke
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Obesity
  • Hypertension
  • Osteoporosis
  • Lower back pain
  • Coronary heart disease
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Benefits
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  • Social Skills
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Reduce premature death
  • Prolong longevity
  • Impedes the aging process
  • Improvement in brain function
  • Improves cardiovascular function
  • Improves muscle function
  • Body composition
  • Improvement in metablic response
  • Prevents 1% of bone loss per year
  • Reduces risk of fractures by 62%
  • Enhance psychological well-being
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Risk factors & benefits OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

How much physical activity is recommended per week? 

Physical activity is any bodily movement produced by the skeletal muscles requiring energy expenditure. 

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  • Minimum: 150 minutes of moderate intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity

  • Maximum: 300 minutes of moderate intensity or 150 minutes of vigorous intensity

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What is moderate intensity?

  • You can talk but can't sing. 

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What is vigorous intensity?

  • You can't say a few words without pausing for a breath. 

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MODERATE VS. VIGOROUS

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