The Role of Physical Activity and Exercise in the Prevention of Chronic Diseases

Abstract

U članku su prikazane spoznaje o važnosti tjelesnog vježbanja u prevenciji kroničnih nezaraznih bolesti. Prikazani su biološki mehanizmi kojima redovita tjelesna aktivnost pridonosi prevenciji razvoja nekih kroničnih bolesti. Dane su temeljne preporuke o vrsti aktivnosti, njezinoj učestalosti, trajanju i intenzitetu.The article presents the role of regular physical activity in the prevention of some chronic diseases. Biological mechanisms through which physical activity and exercise are acting in the prevention of some chronic diseases are shown. The basic recommendations regarding the type of the activity, its frequency, duration and intensity are presented

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