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09/02/2013
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Brasilia - With 51 % of the population over the age of 18 are overweight , according to research Vigitel , the Ministry of Health , simple activities such as walking , dancing , cycling and performing household activities emerge as alternatives for those who want to recover or maintain physical fitness and can not spend a gym . These physical activities are among those recommended by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) who has more than 18 years.
On the day , leave the car at home and walk to the bakery , walk the dog and swap the elevator for the stairs are also simple steps that can help ensure that people do not stop moving , as explained by the president of the Council regional Physical Education of the Federal District , Cristina Calegaro .
" The more one moves , the more she wants to move . Instead of asking the child to get a glass of water , get up , suggests . " Before , we had no remote control on TV and had to get up to change the channel . Technological advances also contributed to reduce the need for movement . Routine With minor changes , people will be moving and feeling the need for more movement ," says Cristina .
WHO recommends the practice of 30 minutes of physical activity on five or more days per week. This time can be accounted for separately in the activities of daily life , explains Professor in the Department of Nutrition at the University of Brasilia Mara Kenya Baiocchi . " Physical activity is any movement you make . Is the walk , not to catch the ladder lift. And those 30 minutes do not need to be together. Walk your dog is worth , keep house , the garden , "he says .
One alternative that is gaining ground are the gyms in parks and public spaces that bring together a range of equipment to encourage physical activity outdoors on the initiative of state and local governments . Housewife Maria Selva , 54 , who lives in Paranoá , administrative region of the Federal District , joined the practice of physical activities on one of these academies .
She says she received medical advice to make physical activity by having diabetes and high blood pressure . Looking for options that do not bring extra spending , Maria Selva started walking . "I could not afford to pay gym and also there is no near my house ," he said . The activity was pleased , but her companions left walking exercise and Maria Selva spent exercising at the gym health . " I do more than 30 minutes of exercise from Monday to Saturday . Once I started , I felt that more provision , come home more willing to work , "he said .
The physical education teachers Cristina Calegaro alert to be careful not to overdo the exercise in public gyms , since goers do not have the guidance of a teacher.
Vigitel Research shows that as we age , people exercise less. In the group studied between 18 and 24 years , 47.6 % do physical activity during leisure time . The percentage decreases gradually , and from the age of 65 , is only 23.6 % . Of respondents above 18 years, research shows that women are the least likely to exercise in their free time . While 41.5 % of men make physical activity during leisure time , the percentage is 26.5 % of women .
Source : Agency Brazil
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