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    Contents Introduction Overview of Diabetes Type I What is diabetes type I Health implications of diabetes type I Physical Activity What is physical activity? Why do we need physical activity in our lives? Physical Activity and Diabetes (Epidemiology) Conclusion Bibliography Introduction For our seminar topic "physical activity and disease" we chose diabetes as the focus of our research. Since diabetes is such a complex

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    acts of physical activity from a young age is very important for both the mental and physical health of a child; the habits learnt in youth tend to continue onto adulthood thus having an effect on the prevalence of obesity and related illnesses in society. “Obesity is increasing steeply in Australia” ( Magarey‚ A. M.‚ Daniels‚ L. A. and Boulton‚ T. J. 2001) “and almost 25% of children are affected” (Booth‚ Wake‚ Armstrong‚ Chey‚ Hesketh‚ and Mathur.2001). So why is physical activity so important for

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    Physical Activity and the Prevalence of Child Obesity As people age the knowledge and experiences they gain in life may help shape their daily decisions. Adults are often more conscientious of the benefits physical activity has on their bodies and their health. With the growing popularity of video games‚ the distraction of television and the fast paced lifestyles many people are now living‚ children are being greatly affected. The result of children being more sedentary in current times has led

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    Sport and physical activity is a major thing in the lives of many people in Australia. The people in Australia intend to spend more of their time on leisure than their work. Involvement in sports or physical activity mainly depends on two factors. The two factors are personal factors and socio cultural factors. Personal factors are those that factors that are unique to a particular person and directly affect that person’s regular capacity to be involved in sport and physical activity. The socio

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    Support for leisure activities Identify different activities that may be regarded as leisure activities Walking – Outdoor activity of moderate exercises around a park or to sight. Swimming – No impact activity‚ condition friendly exercise in a pool facility Gym – A low intensity activity that allows individuals to improve specific condition and reach personal goals. Sports such as badminton‚ basketball etc… - Social physical activity Dancing – Social Physical Activity Classes such as Zumba

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    changes impacts the health of Indigenous Australians (Hampton & Toombs‚ 2013).The major factors connected with Indigenous Australians physical and emotional health is an important change in their lifestyle and decline of physical activity (Macdonald‚ Abbott & Jenkins‚ 2012). Indigenous mental health issues Quality of life and mental health are highly associated concepts‚ but difficult to measure directly. Physical activity in Indigenous culture Over the years‚ physical activity in Indigenous Australians

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    Physical activity In the early part of the nineteenth century‚ it was believed that physical activity was dangerous and inappropriate for girls. Girls were taught to reserve their delicate health for the express purpose of birthing healthy children. Furthermore‚ the physiological difference between the sexes helped to reinforce the societal inequality. An anonymous female writer was able to contend that women were not intended to fill male roles‚ because "women are‚ as a rule‚ physically smaller

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    research Physical activity for cancer survivors: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Daniel Y T Fong‚1 Judy W C Ho‚2 Bryant P H Hui‚3 Antoinette M Lee‚4 Duncan J Macfarlane‚5 Sharron S K Leung‚1 Ester Cerin‚5 Wynnie Y Y Chan‚6 Ivy P F Leung‚7 Sharon H S Lam‚8 Aliki J Taylor‚9 Kar-keung Cheng9 1 School of Nursing‚ Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine‚ University of Hong Kong‚ Hong Kong‚ China 2 Division of Colorectal Surgery‚ Department of Surgery‚ Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine

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    PHED 001: Physical Activity Philosophy Date: 4 October 2012 I. Introduction Thesis statement: Physical activity is important to ones development and should include proper training on nutrition and exercise from an early age to help reduce the risks of chronic illnesses later on in life. II. Topic sentence 1: My focus in physical education will be on the importance of nutrition. A. Teaching kids at a young age about nutrition helps them to learn to maintain a healthy lifestyle B

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    Physical Education Critically discuss the relationship between physical activity‚ exercise and health and what whey means for society? Councils such as north shore city and Auckland promote being healthy and active on there websites. They encourage the community to get out there and become physically fit and active in the greater community. Also adverts on television such as push play ads‚ alcohol ads and depression ads help to inform the community about

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