Saturday, September 08, 2007

Exercise myths debunked

The Australian Consumers' Association publishes Choice magazine - the latest issue contains an article about exercise myths, which is also available to read free online here.

Scroll down on each page for additional information and sometimes links. For example:

The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) conducts an annual national survey on participation in exercise (not including work-related activity or household chores), active recreational pursuits and sports.
In the latest survey, published in 2006, ASC found that only about one in four people aged 15 or over had exercised at least five times a week. 16.7% hadn’t taken part in any such activity in the previous 12 months, and another 14.1% had done so less than once a week. Not surprising that more than half of all Australian adults are overweight or obese
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