Reasons for Insufficient Physical Activity:
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Risks of Physical Inactivity
Lack of physical activity has clearly been shown to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and other conditions:
Thousands and thousands of deaths result each year due to a lack of regular physical activity. In addition:
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The CDC website has more information on overcoming the barriers to physical activity in the web address below:
http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/getactive/barriers.html
http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/getactive/barriers.html