1. People of all ages need to be active to be healthy. How many Canadians are not active enough to achieve health benefits?
2. Physical inactivity is as dangerous to your health as smoking.
3. How much physical activity do experts say people should do to stay healthy?
4. People who are inactive face a greater risk of premature death, heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, adult-onset diabetes, osteoporosis, stroke, depression and colon cancer.
5. If you're not active for at least 30 minutes at a time, you will not gain health benefits.