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WHO calls physical inactivity a "global pandemic"; 150 min/week of moderate exercise is the prescription
UK ๐ 1953 Fitness & Wellness
Key Facts
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WHO recommends 150 min/week moderate aerobic activity + 2 days muscle-strengthening
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Exercise benefits: reduces all-cause mortality by 30%, heart disease by 35%, depression by 48%, diabetes by 40%
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India: 34% of adults are physically inactive (WHO 2022); sedentary lifestyle costs India โน1 trillion/year in healthcare
๐ Did you know? "If exercise could be packed in a pill, it would be the single most widely prescribed medicine" โ Robert Butler, NIH Director
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WHO calls physical inactivity a "global pandemic"