Life Long Physical Activity

Table of Contents

Introduction3

Discussion3

Obesity3

Obesity rate in United Kingdom3

Causes of obesity in adults (19 years-50years)4

Role of United Kingdom government in reducing obesity4

Physical activity4

Barriers to involve in physical activity in adults6

Recommendations7

Methods for increasing physical activities10

Physical activity schedule for adults according to UK physical activity guideline11

Conclusion12

Life Long Physical Activity

Introduction

According to Jackson (2000) Physical activity is very important for your body and soul. It becomes relax your mind. The amount of physical activity is totally depending upon your health goals. The main reason of obesity is the lack of physical activity in everyday life. Lack of physical activity may cause obesity and overweight. There is a need for making some guide line and strategies for increasing physical activity and people start to realize that physical activity is mandatory for life as other work in life.UK government makes guide line for increasing physical activity and prevents health disorders.

Discussion

Obesity

The Medicine net (Medicine, 2012) explained that Obesity is defined as it is abnormal accretion of body fat, usually more than 20% over an individual's body ideal body weight. Obesity can caused illness, disability and death. Obesity rate is defining as the percentage of the population with a body mass index (BMI) over 30.

Measurement of obesity

According to Medicine (Medicine, 2012), Obesity can measure by BMI (body mass index).BMI is used for measurement of body fat according to weight and height. It is the most reliable indicator for measurement of body fatness. If BMI are exist in between 25-29.9 means adult considered being overweight and if BMI is existing in the range of 30 and more than 30 means adult is obese.

Obesity rate in United Kingdom

Department of Health UK (Dh.2012) reported that 33percent of women, 44percent of men and almost a quarter adults were classified into overweight and come into the obese category in 2011. More than 12 million people have placed at huge demands at the health services for disease related obesity such as obesity and diabetics. According to latest health survey for England data represent that in 2009 and 23.0 of adults are in the obese category.

Causes of obesity in adults (19 years-50years)

Obesity is increasing in adults day by day and specially adults which is in between 19 years to 30 years. There are some reasons which caused obesity in adults.

1. Overeating

2. Poor dietary habits

3. Lack of physical activity

4. Long sitting

5. Hereditary

Role of United Kingdom government in reducing obesity

The government of UK is highly concerned with the levels of obesity in K.The spread awareness about obesity and how to control obesity. they are making strategy for reducing obesity and get rid of obesity such as the white paper, healthy lives, and healthy people, public health of England are busy in improving public health and government of England make guidelines for people which is helpful, in changing lifestyle and get rid of an obesity problem.

Advantages of physical activity

Basal metabolic rate

The basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the number of calories your body uses when at rest and represents the largest amount of calories a ...