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. . SPORTS MEDICINE : PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND FITNESS : COUNTRIES: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: WHO: Lack of Exercise in UAE a Key Disease Factor . . WHO: Lack of Exercise in UAE a Key Disease Factor Lindsay Carroll February 24, 2014 Updated: February 24, 2014 23:29:00 The National http://www.thenational.ae/uae/health/ who-lack-of-exercise-in-uae-a-key-disease-factor . A shorter URL for the above link: . http://tinyurl.com/pbkk4sg . . DUBAI // Half of all women and a third of all men in the region do not exercise enough, a conference of health experts has heard. . Studies by the World Health Organisation (WHO) found that its Eastern Mediterranean Region, of which the UAE is part, was second only to the Americas in terms of low activity rates. . At the Move for Health regional forum in Dubai, Dr Ala Alwan, regional director for WHO, said that lack of exercise was the fourth leading risk factor for non-communicable diseases, ranking higher than obesity, . He said inadequate amounts of exercise were responsible for 27 per cent of diabetes, 30 per cent of heart disease and up to a quarter of breast and colon cancer cases. . Officials and experts from more than 20 countries attended the event for promoting physical activity, which started in Dubai on Monday. . The data from our region shows a wide and indeed alarming range of physical activity, Dr Alwan said. . Physical inactivity is as serious a public-health problem as high blood pressure, high blood-glucose levels and tobacco use, he said. . snip . Ahmed Al Sharif, secretary general of Dubai Sports Council, said initiatives such as the Dubai Pulse programme had helped to increase the number of adults taking part in regular exercise to 41.9 per cent. . Our objective by the end of 2015 is to have more than 45 per cent of the population engaged in physical activity on a regular basis, he said. . Mr Al Sharif echoed other speakers at the conference who argued that collaboration between ministries, municipalities, urban planners, media and sports societies was key to encouraging physical activity. . Nowadays we cannot succeed without this kind of integration, he said. . Lack of common understanding of physical activity, lack of political commitment, the climate and outdated infrastructure are among the causes of the regions high rates, said Jasem Ramadan, physiology professor in the faculty of medicine at Kuwait University. . Other reasons given for the high rate of inactivity included the long distances travelled for work and the restrictive nature of traditional clothing. . Lack of planning and research at a government level was also mentioned. . . The complete article may be read at the URL above. . . Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 [log in to unmask] http://workface.com/e/daviddillard Net-Gold http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html Index: http://tinyurl.com/myxb4w General Internet & Print Resources http://guides.temple.edu/general-internet COUNTRIES http://guides.temple.edu/general-country-info EMPLOYMENT http://guides.temple.edu/EMPLOYMENT TOURISM http://guides.temple.edu/tourism DISABILITIES http://guides.temple.edu/DISABILITIES INDOOR GARDENING http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndoorGardeningUrban/ Educator-Gold http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Educator-Gold/ K12ADMINLIFE http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K12AdminLIFE/ The Russell Conwell Learning Center Research Guide: THE COLLEGE LEARNING CENTER http://tinyurl.com/yae7w79 Information Literacy http://guides.temple.edu/infolit Nina Dillard's Photographs on Net-Gold http://tinyurl.com/36qd2o and also at http://www.flickr.com/photos/neemers/ Twitter: davidpdillard Temple University Site Map https://sites.google.com/site/templeunivsitemap/home Bushell, R. & Sheldon, P. (eds), Wellness and Tourism: Mind, Body, Spirit, Place, New York: Cognizant Communication Books. Wellness Tourism: Bibliographic and Webliographic Essay David P. Dillard http://tinyurl.com/p63whl INDOOR GARDENING Improve Your Chances for Indoor Gardening Success http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndoorGardeningUrban/ SPORT-MED https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/sport-med.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sports-med/ http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/sport-med.html HEALTH DIET FITNESS RECREATION SPORTS TOURISM http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/healthrecsport/ http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/health-recreation-sports-tourism.html . . Please Ignore All Links to JIGLU in search results for Net-Gold and related lists. The Net-Gold relationship with JIGLU has been terminated by JIGLU and these are dead links. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/30664 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/healthrecsport/message/145 Temple University Listserv Alert : Years 2009 and 2010 Eliminated from Archives https://sites.google.com/site/templeuniversitylistservalert/ . .