Questão 892253

Text 2: Benefits of exercise

______People are less active nowadays,

___partly because technology has made our

___lives easier. We drive cars or take public

___transport. Machines wash our clothes.

05_We entertain ourselves in front of a TV or

___computer screen. Fewer people are doing

___manual work, and most of us have jobs

___that involve little physical effort. Work,

___household chores, shopping and other

10_necessary activities are far less

___demanding than for previous generations.

______We move around less and burn off

___less energy than people used to. Research

___suggests that many adults spend more

15_than 7 hours a day sitting down, at work,

___on transport or in their leisure time.

___People aged over 65 spend 10 hours or

___more each day sitting or lying down,

___making them the most sedentary age

20_group.

______Inactivity is described by the

___Department of Health as a "silent killer".

___Evidence is emerging that sedentary

___behaviour, such as sitting or lying down

25_for long periods, is bad for your health.

______Not only should you try to raise your

___activity levels, but you should also reduce

___the amount of time you and your family

___spend sitting down.

30____Common examples of sedentary

___behaviour include watching TV, using a

___computer, using the car for short

___journeys and sitting down to read, talk or

___listen to music. This type of behaviour is

35_thought to increase your risk of

___developing many chronic diseases, such

___as heart disease, stroke and type 2

___diabetes, as well as weight gain and

___obesity.

40____"Previous generations were active

___more naturally through work and manual

___labour, but today we have to find ways of

___integrating activity into our daily lives,"

___says Dr Cavill.

45____Whether it's limiting the times babies

___spend strapped in their buggies, or

___encouraging adults to stand up and move

___frequently, people of all ages need to

___reduce their sedentary behaviour.

50____"This means that each of nus need to

___think about increasing the types of

___activities that suit our lifestyle and can

___easily be included in our day," says Dr

___Cavill.

55____Crucially, you can hit your weekly

___activity target but still be at risk of ill

___health if you spend the rest of the time

___sitting or lying down.

NHS, "Benefits of exercise". Disponível em: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/exercise-health-benefits/. Acesso em: 15 ago. 2019. (ADAPTADO)

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