Why Physical Inactivity is a Major Health Concern?

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Why Physical Inactivity is a Major Health Concern?
Physical inactivity simply refers to lack of exercise. There are serious health ramifications that come with lack of exercise and people should be discouraged against spending a lot of their time sited or sleeping and instead engage in various physical activities that help to keep them away of certain diseases. Essentially, physical inactivity is said to be a major contributor of cancer cases, obesity, risky behaviors, and depression as well as anxiety. Most physically fit individuals rarely visit hospitals because their physical activity helps them to fight off certain diseases that would otherwise strike down victims of physical inactivity.
Most healthcare practitioners have raised an alarm concerning the growing cases of sickly individuals who spend many hours sited or sleeping due to one reason or the other. Various research studies have revealed that a high percentage of cancer cases is associated with people who rarely engage in physical activities especially women. Notably, physical activities can help individuals to significantly reduce the risk of cancer. In addition, obesity, which is also linked to the cause of cancer, is directly linked to lack of physical activity. Excess body weight and physical inactivity are directly linked in such a way that it makes a lot of sense talking about obese and physical inactivity as one thing and the same. Contemporary studies inclined towards understanding obesity have shown that physical inactivity takes a lion’s share in the number of obese cases.
Risky behaviors such as drug and alcohol abuse as well as smoking and sexual activities especially among...