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Physical Exercise In Australia

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As technology become more mainstream over the years, physical exercise among Australians has been decreasing sharply while sedentary behaviours has been rising to a new record where 70% of Australian adults are either sedentary or exercising at a very low level (AIHW, 2017). Prior to this unit of study, unfortunately, I was one of them. To make matters worse, since the commencement of University, my time being sedentary per day has been even higher than the average of 40-70% of the day due to heavy study loads as an Actuarial student, having an office part-time job, living on campus, and laziness.

This course has made me realise the alarming dangers of physical inactivity. For example, it can double our exposure to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (SA health, 2016). In fact, it has been ranked as the …show more content…

For someone with a history of minor eating disorder and extreme caloric restriction, I am desperate to find a healthy way to keep the weight off permanently, especially when I have almost attempted every diet including the vegan diet.

Moreover, recently, I have become more worried that my constant fear of overeating would eventually evolve into eating disorders such as bulimia and damage my mental health if I continue to impose harsh restrictions on my calories intake. For example, for a period of time, I was eating as low as 800 calories a day despite the daily recommend calories consumption being 2000 calories and the minimum amount of calories to sustain basic bodily functions being 1400 calories for women on average (Victoria State Government, 2014).

My lifestyle plan is to engage in a 4 days per week HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) program that alternates between a cardiovascular version and a resistance version - 2 days of cardio HIIT and 2 days of resistance

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