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Linking Sport and Health through Purposeful Activity

Linking Sport and Health through Purposeful Activity. Len Almond Loughborough University. My Task today:. Raise the priority and significance of Purposeful Activity and Health on your agenda. Identify priorities Propose what we can do?. Sport and Health:we share the same aspirations.

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Linking Sport and Health through Purposeful Activity

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  1. Linking Sport and Health through Purposeful Activity Len Almond Loughborough University

  2. My Task today: • Raise the priority and significance of Purposeful Activity and Health on your agenda. • Identify priorities • Propose what we can do?

  3. Sport and Health:we share the same aspirations • Sedentary population • Insufficiently active • Productive/purposeful use of leisure-time

  4. Is there any evidence that Health and Sport need to work together?

  5. Physical Activity levels among children Health Survey for England 1995-1997

  6. Physical Activity levels among children Health Survey for England 1995-1997 • Recommended that young people (5-18) accumulate one hour - moderate intensity physical activity/day HEA 1998 • 55% boys & 39% girls aged 2 –15 years • Participation declines around age 8 -10, steepest decline in girls • By 15, only 18% girls & 48% boys reach rec. level

  7. No activity reported in previous 4 weeks: Health Survey for England

  8. People who are NOT participating in enough activity to benefit their health. Health Survey for England 1998.

  9. Percentage of people not able to walk a mile in 20 minutes: ADNFS

  10. Percentage of people not able to walk a mile in 20 minutes on a 5% slope

  11. Overweight and Obese Men Health Survey for England (HSE) 1998

  12. Overweight and Obese Women Health Survey for England (HSE) 1998

  13. Overweight and Obese Men and Women: HSE 1998

  14. Comparison of BMIs (DTI 2002)

  15. Waist Circumference (DTI 2002)

  16. The Good News In terms of health risk it is better to be overweight and active than the right weight and inactive! (Blair, 1999)

  17. Added Complication for Post 40s • By this age most people who are sedentary or insufficiently active will start to lose muscle mass and their strength thus reducing functional decline is also a priority.

  18. Making a More Rigorous Case

  19. Inactivity as a major risk factor

  20. Preventable Hazards to Population Health: Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYS) • Occupational hazards • Illicit drugs • Cholesterol • Low fruit/vegetables • Obesity • Alcohol abuse • Hypertension • Physical inactivity • Smoking Mathers (1999) Burden of Disease and Injury in Australian

  21. Physical Inactivity is a MAJORHealth Risk • World Health Organisation (2002) One of the top ten leading causes of death and disability in the world

  22. Potential Savings for reducing Physical Inactivity: Scotland • £85 million saved by increasing physical activity levels by 1% for next 5 years P.A. Strategy for Scotland 2002 UK • 9% CHD could be avoided if sedentary/ lightly active became moderately active McPherson, Britton & Causer 2002

  23. Mathers,C. (1999) Burden of Disease and Injury in Australia. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare • Physical activity appears to be under recognised in terms of public health importance for priority-based resource allocation • Investment in physical activity may be as low as 10% of what it should be given these data on the preventive role of physical activity.

  24. What Should we do?

  25. Raise the priority given to promoting Purposeful Activity and Health by: • MPs • Civil Servants • Public Health Officials • Regional Assemblies • Local Councils

  26. All Sport Bodies • Recognise the significance of Health as an added value to Sport as enrichment of our cultural wealth

  27. A Different Perspective • Sport needs to accommodate another dimension Rusty Ladies example

  28. All of us need to: • Recognise what it is that we need to promote

  29. Sport and Health: INCREASE ACTIVITY LEVELS OF • Sedentary population • Insufficiently active PROMOTE MORE • Productive/purposeful use of leisure-time

  30. THREE KEY AREAS FOR HEALTH GAINS • 16-25 • Post 35 • Post 60

  31. Concerns for All Communities • Overweight/obese (all ages) • Reduced functional capacity (post 40) • Counter mental health problems (all ages)

  32. Health and Sport: Our task Helping People to: • Put something active into their lives • Learn to love being active • Develop a commitment as a result of the satisfactions that sport can generate

  33. East of England Activity Targets

  34. Reducing Sedentary Pop. Targets for East of England

  35. Thank You With your help we can put purposeful PhysicalActivity into everyone’s lives. WE REALLY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

  36. Contact: Len Almond BHF National Centre for Physical Activity and Health Loughborough University Loughborough LE11 3TU Tel. 01509 223329 Fax. 01509 223972 Email: L.Almond@lboro.ac.uk Website: www.bhfactive.org.uk

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