World embrace starts 2010

• April 30, 2024

In order to increase the exercise In the daily life of human beings, the World Health Organization (WHO) created since 1999 the World Hug Day . This action consists of a series of local walks and celebrations that take place around the world for 24 hours, to promote physical activity. In this regard, the federal health secretary of Mexico, José Ángel Córdova indicated that this action reinforces health promotion programs, especially physical activity for health care, and is carried out simultaneously in more than 500 municipalities of the country, in which more than three million people participate.

The head of the Ssa, explained that it is also about involving the whole family, before the fact that should be sensitized from childhood and adolescence of the importance of avoiding or reducing overweight and obesity, because not doing so It can have repercussions in the reduction of life expectancy due to the development of chronic diseases. As the diabetes Y obesity , also increases the possibility of cardiac infarctions at an early age, which would drastically reduce life expectancy. Córdova Villalobos pointed out that this activity adds to the "Crusade for the Use of the Bicycle", marathons, swimming and others related to physical exercise.