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IS INDIA GETTING TOO FAT?! " China with 15.3 million and India with 14.4 million has the highest numbers of obese children."  In a country like ours, where millions of people sleep without affording two meals a day, can obesity really be a concern?! YOU WILL BE ASTONISHED TO READ THIS! The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), whose survey period was between 2015-16,  revealed that one in five women are now overweight. T he survey looked at the findings for 13 states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and two Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry. ( An individual with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 is clinically classified as overweight. A BMI of 30 or more is classified as obese.) Some of the surprising results concluded were; Goa is home to the largest percentage of obese women at 33.5%, while Sikkim is home to the largest...

RECOMMENDATIONS ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR HEALTH : WHO AGE GROUP : 18- 64YEARS Strong evidence demonstrates that compared to less active adult men and women, individuals who are more active:  • Have lower rates of all-cause mortality, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, type 2    diabetes, metabolic syndrome, colon and breast cancer, and depression;  • Are likely to have less risk of a hip or vertebral fracture;  • Exhibit a higher level of cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness; and  • Are more likely to achieve weight maintenance, have a healthier body mass and composition. Stay tuned & don't forget to subscribe, it's absolutely FREE! Wish you all happy health! YUVAAN

GLOBAL RECOMMENDATIONS ON PHYSICAL  ACTIVITY FOR HEALTH :WHO AGE GROUP : 5-17 YEARS This post is specially for all those people who feel their kids don't need much attention when it comes to being physically active and fit. HAVE A LOOK!  If your children are currently doing NO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY , then , doing amounts below the recommended levels will bring more benefits than doing none at all. They should start with small amounts of physical activity and gradually increase duration, frequency and intensity over time. The concept of accumulation refers to meeting the goal of 60 minutes per day by performing activities in multiple shorter bouts spread throughout the day (e.g. 2 bouts of 30 minutes), then adding together the time spent during each of these bouts.  Do not hesitate to share your view. Stay tuned and don't forget to subscribe, it's absolutely FREE! Wish you all happy health! YUVAAN

A lack of physical activity is a significant risk factor for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as stroke, diabetes, and cancer. Less and less physical activity is occurring in many countries. Globally, 23% of adults and 81% school-going adolescents are not active enough. Getting people to move more is a key strategy for reducing the burden of NCDs, as articulated in WHO's   Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs 2013-2020 . The plan calls for a 10% reduction in physical inactivity by 2025, which contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). FACT 1: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REDUCES THE RISK OF DISEASES Physical activity is a fundamental of energy balance and weight control. However, one must NOT assume physical activity as exercise. Exercise and physical activity are two different families with common interests .There are sufficient researches supporting the vital role of physical activity in reduction of various lifestyle disorders ...

The National Sports Day is observed every year across India on 29 August to mark the birth anniversary of the legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand .  To commemorate his birth anniversary, in 2012, the Government of India designated 29 August as the country’s ‘National Sports Day’.  But,  not many people in India even know that there is a National Sports Day!  FACTOMANIA Let's just not be the audience when it's time to take the grounds. Stay tuned & don't forget to subscribe, it's absolutely FREE! Wish you all happy health. YUVAAN  ...

"....and then sports happened. It was a new life."   There are ample of stories in different corners of the world shouting out loud to us " miracles happens". SPORTS is one such power that has changed millions of lives.  As a part of our SPORTS DRIVE, YUVAAN proudly shares the inspiring stories of our differently abled Indian athletes who have made our country proud time and again. 1. SUYASH JADHAV ( Para- Swimmer) Suyash Jadhav  is an  Indian   Para  swimmer who competes in the S7 Category. He is the only Indian Para swimmer to have achieved the ‘A’ qualifying mark for the 2016  Paralympics . born in 1993 in Solapur, Maharashtra. He started swimming at a very young age, following in his father’s footstep who was a national level swimmer himself. He aspired to fulfill his father’s destiny one day by competing and winning medals at the international stage. However, tragedy struck in Class 6, when a routine day of fun and gam...

STEP 1. BE AWARE OF YOUR HEALTH STATUS The most important step for a patient to cure himself is to first identify that he is in an "altered state of health" . It is extremely important to be aware about our own normal bodily functions, only then it will be possible for us to notice the "altered state" . STEP 2. IDENTIFY YOUR BODY IS IN PAIN, DO NOT IGNORE  In majority cases pain is the first body alarm. This is indeed the optimal time to report to your physical therapist. Unfortunately only a handful of people takes notice of it. There are two reasons behind such a patient behaviour, firstly a milder form of pain/discomfort is perceived as a "trailer"and patients feel they can adjust with it. Sadly, patients end up with extreme pain , discomfort, complete or partial loss of bodily functions , associated systemic manifestations and so on. Secondly,though there is a shift in medical sector where number of people taking preventive treatment have...