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More People, More Active, More Often for Heart Health - Taking Action on Physical Activity
Shilton, Trevor Bauman, Adrian Beger, Birgit Chalkley, Anna Champagne, Beatriz Elings-Pers, Martina Giles-Corti, Billie Goenka, Shifalika Miller, Mark Milton, Karen
Shilton, Trevor
Bauman, Adrian
Beger, Birgit
Chalkley, Anna
Champagne, Beatriz
Elings-Pers, Martina
Giles-Corti, Billie
Goenka, Shifalika
Miller, Mark
Milton, Karen
Abstract
Physical inactivity is a leading contributor to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Almost 500 million new cases of preventable noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) will occur globally between 2020 and 2030 due to physical inactivity, costing just over US$300 billion, or around US$ 27 billion annually (WHO 2022). Active adults can achieve a reduction of up to 35% in risk of death from cardiovascular disease. Physical activity also helps in moderating cardiovascular disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, unhealthy weight and type 2 diabetes. For people with cardiovascular disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and many cancers, physical activity is an established and evidence-based part of treatment and management. For children and young people, physical activity affords important health benefits. Physical activity can also achieve important cross-sector goals. Increased walking and cycling can reduce journeys by vehicles, air pollution, and traffic congestion and contribute to increased safety and liveability in cities.
Keywords
physical activity, World Heart Federation, global health policy
Date
2024
Type
Journal article
Journal
Book
Volume
19
Issue
1
Page Range
1-33
Article Number
ACU Department
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open
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© 2024 The Author(s).
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.