Sedentary Behavior and Health Outcomes

Sedentary Lifestyle, I use to hear about this a lot which is the cause for unhealthiness among most of us. What is this Sedentary? and how bad this is affecting us… let us see it here.

Sedentary, is the term referred for being inactive, (of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive, (of work or a way of life) characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise. This similar to desk-bound job and no movement at all. Sedentary Lifestyle, is something which is making as to sit or being idle at one place with very less movement across. Hope now you got to know about this…

Live well, live healthy

April 7, 2012, will mark the 64th annual World Health Day, which commemorates the inception of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Every year, the WHO selects a theme or topic that represents a current health concern in the world. For the 2012 World Health Day, it has chosen to focus on ‘ Ageing and Health’, using the official slogan “Good health adds life to years.”

While there seems to be an awareness about the benefits of staying healthy, especially among the young urban Indians, modern day lifestyles have resulted in an alarming increase in incidence of non-communicable diseases. Ranging from less fatal ones such as injuries and diabetes, to more threatening ones such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases, non communicable diseases are projected to rise from affecting 4.4 per cent of the population in 2001 to almost 7 per cen by 2025, according to WHO’s study of South Asia. Addressing this issue is going be the next major health challenge for India.