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'Escape Your Chair' this September
04.09.19
THE Irish Heart
Foundation is calling on people in Inishowen to
'Escape Your Chair' and walk, jog or run in the
Heart Hero 5K at Buncrana Parkrun on Saturday,
September 28th, at 9:30am. To register visit
www.irishheart.ie .
Yesterday, the charity launched its month-long heart health
campaign entitled, ‘Escape Your Chair’. The
campaign, which aims to raise awareness of prolonged
sitting as a risk factor for heart disease and
stroke will be empowering and encouraging the public to move more and sit less throughout
September for heart month, by providing tools and
guides to get active.
People in Ireland spend on average 7.3 hours a day
sitting down. Higher levels of sedentary behaviour
are associated with an increased risk of heart
disease and stroke. |
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Pictured at the launch of the Irish Heart
Foundation’s September Heart Month campaign, Escape
Your Chair are Nicola Murphy, Health Promotion
Co-ordinator, Irish Heart Foundation, Marese Damery,
Health Check Manager, Irish Heart Foundation, Dr
Ciara Kelly, GP, Columnist and Newstalk Radio
Broadcaster and Tara Curran, Slí na Sláinte
Coordinator, Irish Heart Foundation. |
As part of its #EscapeYourChair
heart month campaign, the Irish Heart Foundation has
created a range of resources to help people sit less
and move more. These include, an online sitting time
calculator, a Deskercise video, a Move More Walking
Challenge, a Couch to 5k guide, as well as expert
tips and advice on how to increase physical activity
levels.
Log on to
www.EscapeYourChair.ie to learn more and get
your free training plan.
Tara Curran, SlÍ na Sláinte Coordinator with the
Irish Heart Foundation said: “80% of premature heart
disease and stroke is preventable and as physical
inactivity is a major risk factor for heart disease
and stroke, we are encouraging the people of
Inishowen to make some small changes to incorporate
more physical activity into their day.”
“Small changes can go a long way to improve your
heart health so check out ways to move more and sit
less at EscapeYourChair.ie” she added. |
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