Fitness Urgency : Wanna Play With Statistic ?
There are lots of positive reasons for getting fitter, including meeting new people, discovering new interests and generally feeling better, but if you need to be scared into doing more exercise, consider the following:
- On current trends a third of men will be obese by 2010, according to a 2006 Department of Health report
- Between 2003 and 2006, obesity in adults rose by nearly 40 per cent
- The picture is just as worrying for youngsters - by 2010, it's predicted 22 per cent of girls and 19 per cent of boys between the ages of two and 15 will be obese, with girls under 11 at particular risk
- Obesity is responsible for 9,000 premature deaths a year in this country, and is a major contributory factor to heart disease
- Coronary heart disease (CHD) is still the leading cause of death in the
- About a third of deaths caused by CHD are among people aged under 75
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