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dc.contributor.author | Ojiambo, Robert MangE'ni | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-15T08:49:02Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-04-15T08:49:02Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/4391 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Physical activity is emerging as an important modifiable disease risk factor in developing countries. This notwithstanding, the effects of physical activity on health outcomes remain incompletely understood; however there is ample evidence that physical activity is associated with low body weight and low fat mass. Furthermore, assessment of energy expenditure in free-living subjects is central to complete understanding of the aetiology of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, and osteoporosis amongst other lifestyle-related disorders. Recent studies have indicated a clear epidemiological transition in disease profiles in Africans with an increasing prevalence in lifestyle related disorders such as obesity and related co-morbidities. There has also been a clear trend in these lifestyle disorders with the development of urbanization and consequently; adoption of Westernized lifestyles associated with decline in physical activity due primarily to mechanization/automation of occupational and leisure time activities. Furthermore, there is also developing interest in the concept of sedentary behaviour. It is now increasingly accepted that sedentary behaviour is not simply a lack of physical activity but is an independent behaviour (TV/computer use, reading, homework, etc.), which constitutes a potential risk to health irrespective of physical activity level. Current empirical evidence linking physical inactivity and health outcomes is substantial. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Physical activity | en_US |
dc.title | Physical activity and well-being: a review of the health benefits of physical activity on health outcomes | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | School of Medicine |
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