Welcome everyone to this podcast, today we will talk about the benefits of physical activity

Many of the activities we do on a daily routine are part of the physical activities we perform, often without even realizing it. The WHO defines physical activity as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles, with the consequent consumption of energy. Physical activity refers to any movement, even during leisure time, to move to and from certain places, or as part of a person's work. Physical activity, both moderate and vigorous, improves health" (WHO)

Taking this into account, there are several examples of daily activities, such as swimming, doing a job, practicing a sport, walking, jumping, playing, etc. All kinds of activities bring with them a series of benefits that, according to research, are fundamental factors in the quality of life of people, improving it and playing a fundamental role in the health of each person. The WHO states the benefits of physical activity:

· Improves muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness.

· Improves bone and functional health.

· Reduces the risk of hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, various cancers (including breast and colon cancer) and depression.

· Reduces the risk of falls, as well as hip and vertebral fractures

·  Helps maintain a healthy body weight.

In children and adolescents, it improves:

· Physical fitness (cardiorespiratory and muscular).

· Cardiometabolic health (blood pressure, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia and insulin resistance).

· Bone health

· Cognitive outcomes (academic performance and executive function)

· Mental health (reduction of depressive symptoms)

· Adiposity reduction

In adults and older adults, it improves:

· All-cause mortality

· Cardiovascular disease mortality

· Incidents of hypertension

· Incident organ-specific cancers (bladder, breast, colon, endometrial, esophageal adenocarcinoma, and gastric and renal cancers)

· Incidents of type 2 diabetes

· Prevention of falls

· Mental health (reduction of anxiety and depression symptoms)

· Cognitive health

· Sleep

· They can also improve adiposity measurement.

In women during pregnancy and postpartum period

- Physical activity confers the following benefits to maternal and fetal health: a decrease in the risk of preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes (for example, a 30% risk reduction), excessive weight gain during pregnancy, complications in childbirth, puerperal depression and complications in newborns.

That is why it is vital to perform physical activity on a constant basis according to the recommendations of a trained and academically trained staff to improve healthy lifestyle habits and increase physical activity and later exercise to enjoy all this series of benefits, thus improving the quality of life.

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