Do you need an (updated) reason to get moving and stay moving?
The World Health Organization just released their updated report on the topic.
Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022
Among the key findings are:
- Almost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributable to physical inactivity, between 2020 and 2030,
- This will cost the United States $27 billion annually without significant changes to our culture.
The challenging part is that physical inactivity is affecting all populations – as sliced by sex, region, and age group. The high levels of INactivity are depicted in this figure from the report:
If not for yourself, or a loved one, move today to ward off the chances of developing nasty heart diseases.
Here is a fun little PR video that they made for the campaign
Keep moving, take data, change behavior, change your life.
