Rakyat Malaysia Dulu,kini dan selamanya..salah siapa?

Apabila membaca petikan dari akhbar ini..Metro 23/03/2011..1.7 Juta rakyat negara ini mengalami Obesiti sekali gus menwujudkan kebimbangan kerana akan meningkatkan risiko pelbagai penyakit berbahaya.Menteri kesihatan Datuk seri Liow Tiong Lai berkata,epidermic ini mengancam rakyat malaysia dan negara ini berada kedudukan ke-6 dalam senarai negara Asia dengan peratusan orang dewasa obes yang tinggi. Kajian 2006 prevelan obesiti meningkat 200 Peratus dalam jangkamasa 10 tahun iaitu dari 4.4% pada 1996 meningkat 14% pada tahun 2006.Kajian yang sama juga dijalankan kepada pengidap Diabetes kalangan rakyat malaysia berusia 30 tahun ketas meningkat 80%,manakala prevelan penyakit hipertensi meningkat sebanyak 40%. Corak gaya hidup yang tidak sihat sperti kurang bersenam,amalan pemakanan yang tidak sihat dan merokok antara penyumbang kepada peningkatan ancaman penyakit yang semakin meningkat ini...

Burn More Calories

Know Why Men Burn More Calories than Women.. Males Generally have a 10 to 15 % percent faster BMR than females bcoz the male body has a larger percentage of lean muscle tissue.The simple fact is that muscle burn calories faster than fat.The more muscle you have,the more calories u burn,even at rest.

How Much Exercise Is Enough?

Fitness ..has been defines in relation to a concept called physical work capacity,or how much work the body can do.Fitness can also be understood in relation to a number of components including endurance,flexibility,strength and power.You need to be fit to play sports ..
Health...,on the other hand,is a broader concept that includes being free from and resilient to disease,mental and spiritual well being,and quality of you social relationship.
Understanding the different between fitness and health is important because the level of exercise you need to be healthy is less than that need to get and keep you fit.Remember with exercise consistency is always better than intensity..any physical activity is a health gain...

There isn't a magic amount of exercise you need to do to get a benefit,the keys to make an effort and persevere.As soon as you move,you win! if you want to be healthy..

How Much Exercise Is Enough?

Malaysians Don"t Exercise Enough.
The country's national survey in 1996 indicated that only 31% of Malaysian adults(above 18) ever exercised,and less than 12% exercise adequately.Even fewer among our women ever exercised(25%) or exercised adequately(7.7%).
As a results,21% of our adults are either overweight(16.6%) or obese (4.4%).
The same trend is also seen among children here.A study by universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 2001 showed that only 24% of our primary school children are involved in any physical activities during their spare time ,such as jogging,swimming,cycling and active games.
As a result,20% of them are either overweight(13.4%) or obese (6%).

Health MInister ,Datuk Chua Soi lek in speech on 19 June 2004..