Physical activity - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jun 26, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on physical activity provides key facts and information on benefits, risks of inactivity, reasons for physical inactivity and how to increase physical activity, WHO response.
Global levels of physical inactivity in adults: off track for 2030
Jun 26, 2024 · This report provides a summary of the main findings from the latest global assessment of levels of physical inactivity globally, regionally and by country in adult populations. These new …
Nearly 1.8 billion adults at risk of disease from not doing enough ...
Jun 26, 2024 · New data show that nearly one third (31%) of adults worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people, did not meet the recommended levels of physical activity in 2022. The findings point to a …
The inequality epidemic: low-income teens face higher risks of obesity ...
May 23, 2024 · The inequality epidemic: low-income teens face higher risks of obesity, inactivity and poor diet New WHO/Europe report finds alarming disparities in diet, exercise and weight among …
Physical inactivity a leading cause of disease and disability, warns WHO
Apr 4, 2002 · Physical inactivity can have serious implications for people’s health, said the World Health Organization today on the occasion of World Health Day. Approximately 2 million deaths per year are …
Launch of new WHO estimates of physical inactivity in adults
Jul 2, 2024 · Being active is good for health. Join WHO Department of Health Promotion, Physical Activity unit for our global webinar to hear about the new global comparable estimates of physical …
Physical activity - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jul 25, 2024 · Physical inactivity is one of the leading risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and death worldwide. Alternately, regular physical activity reduces risk of many types of cancer by …
Global status report on physical activity 2022
Oct 19, 2022 · This Global status report on physical activity is WHO’s first dedicated global assessment of global progress on country implementation of policy recommendations of the Global Action Plan …
The Global Status Report on Physical Activity 2022
Oct 19, 2022 · The first global status report on physical activity is for everyone involved in promoting and delivering national and subnational policies that provide the environments and programmes that drive …
WHO highlights high cost of physical inactivity in first-ever global report
Oct 19, 2022 · The Global status report on physical activity 2022, published today by the World Health Organization, measures the extent to which governments are implementing recommendations to …