Participants are expected to gather at the Cyrus Wathey Square in the vicinity of the Beach Promenade at 5.30am. This event is expected to conclude 8.00am.
The two events are organized in commemoration of "Healthy Weight and Nutrition Awareness" Month and is being held under the theme, "Create a balance between nutrition and physical activity."
In the calendar of observances of Sector Health Care Affairs (SHCA), the month of January is identified as Healthy Weight and Nutrition Awareness. The calendar of observances is aimed at promoting health related issues and topics during a designated time of the year.
To maintain your body weight the energy that you expend through your daily activities (such as breathing, sleeping and moving around) and additional physical activity should equal the energy you consume as calories. If these two things (energy used and energy consumed) are equal then you are in ‘energy balance'.
To lose weight you will have to either increase the amount of energy expended through additional physical activity or decrease the amount of calories consumed, or both. Remember however to get all the nutrients that your body needs to maintain good health.
Eat foods that are high in nutrients but low in calories. For most adults a reduction of 50-100 cal/d from food and beverage consumed may prevent gradual weight gain. Therefore taking small steps and eliminating foods that are high in calories and little nutritional value is a positive step in the right direction to maintain a healthy weight and eating healthy.
Calorie in take needs to be balanced with calorie out put in order to maintain body weight, which is why it is also important to include additional physical activity on most days. You should engage in at least 20 minutes of moderate physical activity on most days. To prevent weight gain, 60 minutes of moderate to intensity activity on most days, but not increasing or eating more calories than required. To maintain weight loss, 60 to 90 minutes of moderate to vigorously intense activity on most days, but not increasing or eating more calories than required.
The month of January is just about over and you still have the opportunity to set small and realistic goals that will help you achieve your ultimate goal of maintaining a balance between food and physical activity.
"There is an unfitness epidemic taking place. Being fit is not just one of the things to do today that you check-off your list. Being fit will improve the quality of your life. Research has shown that people who exercise regularly are more productive at work and achieve more on a daily basis.
"Active people generally have a more optimistic outlook, think more clearly, lead happier lives and have been found to make more money. A direct benefit from exercise is the ability to concentrate and to be goal-oriented," Commissioner of Public Health Maria Buncamper-Molanus told (GIS).