Physical Activity Averts Non-communicable Diseases

Physical activity has been associated with both immediate and long-term health benefits. People of all ages, genders, ethnicities, and abilities can benefit from physical activity. Everyone needs both aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity for a healthy as well happy life. With urbanisation, people are more into sedentary lifestyles, consuming more ultra-processed foods which contain excess salt and sugar has. This has led to a surge in non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) in recent times. Previously, thought of as diseases urban in nature, NCDs are growing at an alarming rate in rural areas as well. Worldwide, about two-third of mortality, nowadays, is due to NCDs.