Show Exercise Leisure and Phy al Activities Compiled by Anthony CookeIncreases bone and muscle strength Regular physical activity is associated with lower Appears to help with anxiety and depression death rates for adults of any age even when only moderate levels of physical activity are Helps control weight performed Regular physical activity decreases Helps with psychological well-being the risk of death from heart disease lowers the level educational tisk of developing diabetes and is associated as such Factors withdecreased risk of colon cancer Regular socioeconomic status and demographics have physical activity helps prevent high blood been shown by the CDC to be statistically in pressure activity pressure and helps reduce blood correlated with the amount of physical participates American average the persons with elevated levels Regular physical activity also Table 67 Percent of Physical Activity by Age Group Utah 1996 and 1998 arfonsive Imegularinot sustained Physicaly Inacive 1998 1998 1996 1998 199 145 39 37 103 103 Te2t1 131329 155 148 253 176 164 23127 166 3544 146 108 273 285 212 203 4554 1o 176 280 209 222 219 5564 224 207 208 225 6574 319 NA 24 NA 75 thanimesweek and Definitions Physically Inactive No leisure time activities Iireqular not sustained Some activity but less less than 50 capacity less than 20 minutes per session Reqular not intensive times per week 20 minutes per session but Regular intensive times per week 20 minutes per session 50 capacity Table 68 No Leisure-time Physical Activity Utah andS 1986-1999 Year 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 1999 Utah 1655 25232 21209 171 174 17 S Median 319 3028272827277 25 Percentage of persons who reported no exercise recreationphysical activity other than regular job duties during the previous month Source Center for Disease Control Online www cde Qovinecphy Sources Centers for Disease Control BRFSS online Prevalence Data Comparison Online www2 cdc gov National Center for Health Statistics Healthy People 2010 Review Online wiw health govhealthypeople2010 Utah State Department of Health Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Utah Statewide Unpublished Feport Survey Data 1996 107 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |