Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony has always bemoaned the disinterest of citizens in the engagement of physical fitness activities. He remains adamant that such habits could reduce the high incidences of obesity and consequently minimize the vast numbers individuals suffering from chronic non communicable diseases.
Donald Sinclair
The Minister?s views were firmly enforced when the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport in collaboration with Flex Night Incorporated launched National Fitness Week (NFW) in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Boardroom, yesterday morning.
Activities will be nationwide in scope and will be conducted from December 2 ? 9 next. The general objective is to raise, throughout the length and breadth of Guyana, levels of awareness of the importance of pursuing the health and fitness lifestyle.
Convener of the National Fitness Week Working Group, Donald Sinclair briefed the media of the benefits to be derived from such activities and enforced his views in a power point presentation. He pointed out the ills of poor diet and inadequate physical exercises while highlighting the detriments such as diabetes, chronic lung diseases, cancer, heart diseases and stroke among others. Mr. Sinclair also spoke of the detriments of smoking and the consequent cancerous risks.
He said that facilitators have targeted several stakeholders to promote the concept of healthy living among them the Parliamentary groups. ?The aim is to urge members of Parliament to assume leadership roles in devising imaginative ways to incorporate the health and fitness message in the activities that form part of their portfolio,? said Mr. Sinclair.
He also said that organizers wish to deepen awareness of the occupational health risks posed by prolonged periods of sedentary inactivity and to motivate senior citizens, 60 years and over, to be more cognizant of personal health and fitness matters.
Media operatives will also be integral in the promotion of fitness education and will be encouraged to highlight health, fitness and nutrition matters, concerns and events during National Fitness Week.
Other target publics will include smokers, eating establishments, health institutions and motorists among others. In the case of eating establishments, organizers wish to encourage these institutions to offer special low-fat or low-sugar or generally healthier alternative menu choices during the NFW period. He further said that motorists will be briefed on the connection between excessive horn use and mental stress on the roads.
Organizers are also planning a mass corporate exercise class on the inaugural day of NFW, at a public venue to start off activities. This will be bolstered with an escorted walk for the elderly citizens, 60 years and over, on one of the days of Fitness week.
The electronic media will also be incorporated through panel discussions on fitness-related issues and will be privy to health tips before and after newscasts as well as call-in programmes where exercise specialists and fitness gurus will address health concerns.
Plans are also in train to solicit the involvement of local sports icons to transcend the message. Several names were bandied around including renowned body builder, Hugh Ross, West Indies cricketer, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and local Squash Queen, Nicholette Fernandes among others.
The organizers are adamant that the initiative could be the catalyst to a healthy nation and are asking the general public to be a part of activities.
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