More People, More Active, More Often for Heart Health - Taking Action on Physical Activity

• Main Authors: Trevor Shilton (Author), Adrian Bauman (Author), Birgit Beger (Author), Anna Chalkley (Author), Beatriz Champagne (Author), Martina Elings-Pers (Author), Billie Giles-Corti (Author), Shifalika Goenka (Author), Mark Miller (Author), Karen Milton (Author), Adewale Oyeyemi (Author), Robert Ross (Author), James F. Sallis (Author), Kelcey Armstrong-Walenczak (Author), Jo Salmon (Author), Laurie P. Whitsel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Physical inactivity is a leading contributor to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Almost 500 million new cases of preventable noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) will occur globally between 2020 and 2030 due to physical inactivity, costing just over US$300 billion, or around US$ 27 billi...