Healthy Eating Club Courses 
Physical activity Pyramid
Audio Transcript
Due to advances in technology, we are adopting an increasingly sedentary lifestyle. From remote controls, to elevators, cars, computers, and even e-mail, the need to move about has decreased. As a result many people are not meeting the daily requirements for physical activity and thus are at higher risk of developing lifestyle conditions such as increased cholesterol, high blood pressure, overweight and obesity, diabetes, depression and anxiety, low energy levels, and increased risk of death from heart disease and stroke. Many of us, however, think of exercise as a chore and dread doing it. Exercise need not be boring and consist of hours in a gym sweating in front of wall to wall mirrors. It is now believed that just 30 minutes of moderate physical activity on most days of the week is enough to provide many of the health benefits associated with exercise. The activity does not need to happen all at once. Three 10 minute bursts of activity can provide the same benefits as one 30 minute burst.
