Public Park Spaces as a Platform to Promote Healthy Living: Introducing a HealthPark Concept

The concept of Healthy Living (HL) as a primary medical intervention continues to gain traction, and rightfully so. Being physically active, consuming a nutritious diet, not smoking and maintaining an appropriate body weight constitute the HL polypill, the foundation of HL medicine (HLM). Daily use of the HL polypill, working toward optimal dosages, portends profound health benefits, substantially reducing the risk of chronic disease [i.e., cardiovascular disease (CVD), pulmonary disease, metabolic syndromes, certain cancers, etc.] and associated adverse health consequences.

Source: Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases - May 30, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ross Arena, Samantha Bond, Robert O'Neil, Deepika R. Laddu, Andrew P Hills, Carl J. Lavie, Amy McNeil Tags: None. Source Type: research