Abstract
Background:Special knowledge in sports medicine inside Internal Medicine could enhance health and fitness preventing injuries and illnesses. Exercise role in promoting healthy lifestyle is essential to prevent most diseases through healthy lifestyle, including diet and lack of risky attitudes (smoking, alcohol) with early detection of age-related diseases. Moreover, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) disability classification ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) that adapt activities and environment to people’s abilities, the interest towards physical activity (PA) adapted to health patients’ status is increasing . Methods:A 2014 pilot study on 157 athletes was performed to evaluate the impact of lifestyle on health administering a questionnaire (CRF) combining BMI, physical activity (weekly frequency per duration) and quality of food (evaluated considering the effect on metabolism and food combination). Results:135 questionnaires were evaluated: M 76%/F 21%. 74% of the sample showed regular BMI and 16% was overweight. Regular PA was performed by 84% and 69% considered good their dietary habits. PA benefits on health can be extended also to patients with chronic diseases (NCD) according to scientific consensus for a continuous dose-response relationship between PA and health benefits. Conclusion:A correct lifestyle correlate with a better health status. Lower risks of cardiovascular disease have been observed with just 45–75 minutes of walking per week. The practice of Adapted Physical Activity for patient with disabilities due to NCD could be a valid starting point together with balanced diet for risk reduction in secondary prevention.
Highlights
Chronic diseases’ impact on mortality and morbidity is growing worldwide. They are mainly due to cardiovascular diseases and cancer for the progressive reduction of problems related to predictable risks [1]
Regular physical activity was performed by 84% of the sample and 34,48 % was performing PA every day
The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommends that adults participate in at least 2 hours and 30 minutes (150 minutes) a week of moderateintensity aerobic physical activity and at least two or more times a week of muscle-strengthening activities for health benefits
Summary
Chronic diseases’ impact on mortality and morbidity is growing worldwide. They are mainly due to cardiovascular diseases and cancer for the progressive reduction of problems related to predictable risks ( infective diseases) [1].The epidemiological transition – the change of diseases’ impact on health – has brought a considerable change in the international health context.During the 20th century, heart disease, cancer, and other chronic conditions assumed more dominant roles, outbreaks of infectious disease-from eastern equine encephalitis (1938) and kuru (1957) to legionnaires' disease (1977), AIDS (1981), and multidrugresistant tuberculosis (1993)-necessitated ongoing vigilance against microbes.Regardless of the metric chosen, any map of the burden of disease expose disparities within and among populations. Chronic diseases’ impact on mortality and morbidity is growing worldwide. They are mainly due to cardiovascular diseases and cancer for the progressive reduction of problems related to predictable risks ( infective diseases) [1]. During the 20th century, heart disease, cancer, and other chronic conditions assumed more dominant roles, outbreaks of infectious disease-from eastern equine encephalitis (1938) and kuru (1957) to legionnaires' disease (1977), AIDS (1981), and multidrugresistant tuberculosis (1993)-necessitated ongoing vigilance against microbes. Regardless of the metric chosen, any map of the burden of disease expose disparities within and among populations. Two aspects of the burden of disease have remained vexing: changes over time in the prevailing diseases and the persistence of health inequalities
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