According to the European Heart Network, Spain is in the top ten of the European countries with the most sedentary lifestyle among adults , given that 42% of those over 18 years of age declare that they do not carry out any type of physical activity during the week, compared to 6% from Sweden or 7% from Finland. Ahead of Spain are Greece, with 67% of sedentary adults, Bulgaria with 58% and Portugal with 55%.
These are the data that he throws into the project "EuroHeart II: Diet, Physical Activity and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Europe" that is being carried out by the European Heart Network and in which the Spanish Heart Foundation (FEC) collaborates. The project, which will end in February 2014, pursues the objective of contributing to the fight against cardiovascular diseases (CVD) by making known the current situation and future prospects of the disease, as well as its risk factors, facilitating the In this way, the development of social awareness programs that especially promote the practice of physical exercise and the monitoring of the Mediterranean diet. Another aspect to highlight in this context is the importance of curbing the figures for childhood obesity, which has been growing continuously in recent decades.
According to the Spanish Heart Foundation, in our country 24% of children aged five and six are overweight , compared to 15% of the European average.
