For you – Movement brings energy to everyday life
Only walking between your desk and the kitchen when working remotely. Having your shopping delivered to your doorstep and a robot vacuum do the cleaning. The irresistible temptation to lay down on the sofa and binge a series on a streaming service. Does this sound familiar? We have more and more leisure time, but we are physically less active than before.
Adding physical activity to our daily lives often seems surprisingly difficult, even when we know that being active is good for us. Physical activity and fitness are incredibly important for human well-being, health and daily functioning.
Even light exercise or physical activities throughout the day gives us more energy. Start with small steps. Each one is a step in the right direction.
Delayed symptoms of immobility in the body
The average Finn sits or lies down for more than nine hours a day while awake.
Continuous, long-lasting immobility, day after day, damages our health little by little over time. In the long term, immobility causes tiny chain reactions that impair the function of the body and predispose you to many long-term illnesses.
Even daily exercise doesn’t fully compensate for the disadvantages of sitting and laying down for long periods of time. That’s why it’s important to have active breaks and find your own way of staying physically active throughout the day.
Being physically active throughout life
Endurance and muscle strength decline steadily throughout adulthood. After the age of 40, balance, mobility, upper body muscle strength and body control decline.
Movement and exercise slow down the effects of ageing on the body – it’s never too late to add more movement to your everyday life. Whether it’s walking, dancing or even gardening, there’s a way for each of us to be more active every day.
Just add some movement. You decide how and how much you want to move. No need to do what other people are doing – find your own way. Move in the way that you feel comfortable.
Source: UKK Institute: Effects of physical activity
More movement for everyone
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Children – Physical activities are fun for children
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Young people – Strength and Energy for Youth through Movement
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Adults – Everyday exercise is movement in their own way
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Elderly people – Movement increases the ability to function
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People with functional limitations – The joy of movement belongs to everyone