IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE IN NIGERIA
Just a picture before checking for the resting heart rate and blood pressure of an individual Physical fitness in Nigeria is of great importance to everyone (male and female, young and old) as it is strongly health related. The life expectancy in Nigeria is about 53 years and this is the average period a person is expected to live in the country. Causes of this varies from terrorism, accidents, and various diseases. Although exercise may not directly reduce an individual's chances of deaths from terrorism and various communicable diseases, exercise is a major medicine in the prevention and management of several non communicable diseases which can lead to death such as hypertension, diabetics, obesity, among others. Exercise has numerous benefits from various perspectives. Looking at the definition by the World Health Organization, they described health as the complete state of physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease of infirmity. Hence, ...