Health Promotion on Physical Activity Report 2022

Running Head: HEALTH PROMOTION ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Health Promotion on Physical Activity
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HEALTH PROMOTION ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
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Health promotion on physical activity
Background information
There is a blatant evidence on the significance of physical activity as a major factor
towards quality and good health. Physical inactivity has been reported to be the 4th leading risk
factor for death rates in the European countries and the sixth burden of illness. However,
individuals living in the European nations usually report low levels of physical activity. It should
be noted that physical inactivity is a community health issue impacting societies globally (Binns,
Howat, Smith & Jancey, 2016). With the rising application of motorized transport and
mechanization, an ageing population and unplanned urbanization, physical activity has been on
the rise. Empirical studies have indicated that physical inactivity is a risk factor for obesity,
enhances the risk for non-communicable diseases and reduces life expectancy. Research has
shown that 9% of the non-communicable diseases and 10% premature death rates can be linked
to sedentary behaviour. Moreover, the Global Organization on health, WHO, states that physical
inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for world death.
Due to these prevailing and glaring circumstances, the probable advantages of promoting
physical activity at the local level are significant. For instance, there is the potential that if all
inactive people became physically active, then 7% of the world burden because of cardiovascular
diseases could be done away with (Brooks-Cleator & Giles, 2016). Moreover, for colorectal and
breast cancer and type 2 diabetes, this translates to 10% and 8% reduction in the world burden,
respectively. It should be noted that even with a 24% reduction in physical inactivity, 1.31
million world mortality could be reduced yearly. Thus, health promotion of physical activity is
globally significant. Modifying or creating environments to make it easier for individuals to bike