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DUBAI — Fitness experts from Dubai Sports City have drawn up a simple but effective exercise programme for overweight teenagers across the UAE that will increase their fitness levels and help prevent diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, which are linked to weight gain.
The move comes on the occasion of World Diabetes Day today and in the wake of new US research that suggests aerobic exercise alone — even without associated weight loss – could help protect adolescents, who do no physical activity, from developing weight-related illnesses such as diabetes.
A simple example of a programme designed by Andy Russell, the high performance coordinator at Dubai Sports City, involves 30 minutes of exercise, four times per week, and can be done inside or outside, without the need of any specialist equipment. It includes two minutes each of jumping jacks, push-ups (on the toes or knees), squats, sit-ups, and shadow boxing, with each set of exercises repeated three times to meet the 30-minute target...[ Read full story]
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