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Research & Investigations in Sports Medicine

Τooling the Running Movement for the Improvement of Public Health: An Opinion

  • Open or CloseYannis Georgiou*

    School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Greece

    *Corresponding author:Yannis Georgiou, School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Greece

Submission: July 25, 2019;Published: August 30, 2019

DOI: 10.31031/RISM.2019.05.000609

ISSN: 2577-1914
Volume5 Issue2

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According to the World Health Organization, the world’s most fatal diseases’ rates refer to cardiovascular diseases and strokes caused mainly by high blood pressure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease along with lung and upper respiratory tract cancer, and diabetes mellitus. Of the total deaths of 57 million for 2018, the first four causes of death are about 22 million. Furthermore, as the fourth risk factor for global mortality mentioned is physical inactivity.

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