What are the types of hypokinetic diseases?
Definition: Hypokinetic diseases are conditions related to inactivity or low levels of habitual activity. The term first originated in the book: Hypokinetic Disease (Kraus & Raab, 1961). It describes many of the diseases and conditions associated with inactivity and poor fitness such as those conditions outlined in “Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the U.S. Surgeon General”. Health problems brought about by lack of exercise have increased. Charles Corbin (an American health expert) refers to these as “hypokinetic diseases” which he says are due to lack of activity. This can be accounted for, to some extent by the change from jobs needing physical effort to more sedentary occupations (e.g. office jobs). These diseases include: obesity high blood pressure high cholesterol osteoporosis osteoarthritis low back pain adult onset (type 2) diabetes mellitus Knowing these are the diseases, put each of them into www.wikipedia.org (in the search box) and learn about each disease. Too muc
