Did you know that you don’t need to sweat in a gym or run a marathon to reap the health benefits of daily physical activity?
Even 30 minutes of physical activity a day, reduced into shorter increments of 10 or 15 minutes, can greatly improve your health.
That’s the message the Oklahoma State Department of Health and the Strong and Healthy Oklahoma Initiative, along with the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, are using to challenge Oklahomans to get moving for health during May, which is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.
“We all need to incorporate more movement into our daily lives,” said Interim Commissioner of Health Rocky McElvany.
“Adults can choose to bike or walk instead of driving, take the stairs instead of elevators or push a lawnmower instead of riding one. Children should be encouraged to run, climb, jump and move away from their desks, the television and computer games.”
The latest State of the State’s Health Report released this week indicates Oklahoma lags behind the rest of the country in most health indicators. The state received a failing grade in physical activity, one of the 33 categories measured.
