The newly formed Physical Activity Council emphasized Tuesday the importance of physical activity during a presentation to the Rotary Club of Saipan by noting that a chunk of adults didn\u2019t engage in any physical activity in over a month.<\/p>\n
Council chair Samantha Birmingham-Babauta noted in her presentation that, according to the CNMI non-communicable diseases and risk factor hybrid survey report of 2016, 33 percent of adults self-reported not having participated in physical activity or exercise during the past month. <\/p>\n
Babauta said the council wants to increase participation in exercise from 67 percent to 77 percent by 2021. <\/p>\n
The council hopes to achieve this through two ways: Using a logo that will market physical activity as a fun event and creating an internship program for high school or middle school students that will teach students to lead elementary school kids in physical activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cEngaging in physical activity, especially if you [live] a sedentary lifestyle has\u2026benefits [such as] lowering your blood pressure; cholesterol levels; reducing body fat percentages all while increasing lean muscle mass,\u201d Birmingham-Babauta noted. \u201cWe have high obesity rates in the islands and we have high rates of type II diabetes, which is\u2026linked to poor diet and the lack of exercise.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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