Questão 699747

1 People need to be active to be healthy. Our modern

lifestyle and all the conveniences we've become used to have

made us sedentary — and that's dangerous for our health.

4 Sitting around in front of the TV or the computer, riding in

the car for even a short trip to the store and using elevators

instead of stairs or ramps all contribute to our inactivity.

7 Physical inactivity is as dangerous to our health as smoking!

Add up your activities during the day in periods of

at least 10 minutes each. Start slowly... and build up. If

10 you're already doing some light activities move up to more

moderate ones. A little is good, but more is better if you want

to achieve health benefits.

13 Scientists say accumulate 60 minutes of physical

activity every day to stay healthy or improve your health.

Time needed depends on effort — as you progress to

16 moderate activities, you can cut down to thirty minutes, four

days a week.

Physical activity doesn't have to be very hard to

19 improve your health. This goal can be reached by building

physical activities into your daily routine. Just add up in

periods of at least ten minutes each throughout the day. After

22 three months of regular physical activity, you will notice a

difference — people often say getting started is the hardest

part.

Handbook for Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active

Living, p. 4. Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, Ottawa,

Ontario, 1998. Internet:<www.miguelmllop.com> (adapted).

Based on the text, judge the items below.

Stairs or ramps can contribute to our inactivity.