Physical activity: a (mobile) call to action

Despite the health and economic burden of inactivity23 and the benefits of even light activity,4 policies—in high, middle, and low income countries—have not succeeded in making people move.5 In Brazil, where physical activity could prevent 15% of deaths from ischaemic heart disease and 3% of deaths...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2020-01, Vol.368, p.m316-m316
Main Authors: Harzheim, Erno, de Almeida Faller, Lívia, D’Avila, Otávio Pereira, Matturro, Lucas, Pedebôs, Lucas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brazil
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary artery disease
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Empowerment
Exercise
Exercise - psychology
Health risk assessment
Heart diseases
Humans
Life span
Mobile Applications
Mortality
Noncommunicable Diseases - prevention & control
Noncommunicable Diseases - psychology
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Preventive Health Services - methods
Preventive Health Services - organization & administration
Sedentary Behavior
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Summary:Despite the health and economic burden of inactivity23 and the benefits of even light activity,4 policies—in high, middle, and low income countries—have not succeeded in making people move.5 In Brazil, where physical activity could prevent 15% of deaths from ischaemic heart disease and 3% of deaths from diabetes,67 the country’s 230 million mobile phones8—more than the total population of 200 million—will be used to tackle the problem. Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy. Brasil registra 231,8 milhões de linhas móveis em novembro Brasília: ANATEL; 2019. https://anatel.gov.br/institucional/noticias-destaque/2175-brasil-regist 9 Romeo A Edney S Plotnikoff R. Can smartphone apps increase physical activity? systematic review and meta-analysis.
ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.m316