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Remember Recess? Women More Likely to Exercise if it Feels Like Play

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Friday, May 4, 2012   

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Women would be more physically active if it were more fun, according to a new study.

Kathi Di Nicola, public relations director for the American Cancer Society Minnesota, says the study found that 40 percent of women would get more exercise if it felt more like play and less like work.

"What that means is we have to take time out to engage in physical activity that feels like fun. I think that many times women tend to put others first and put themselves last, and we need to carve out time for play."

Being active is not only essential for maintaining a healthy weight, she says, but also in helping reduce the risk of cancer.

"We know that one in three women will get cancer in our lifetime. They can reduce their cancer risk by taking control of their health, and this is one easy and fun way to do it, by engaging an activity that they enjoy throughout the month of May."

Those who do get active are being asked to share information on what they have fun doing, whether it's taking a stroll along a lake, working in the garden or playing with children.

"We're actually issuing a challenge to women to choose play in May and to go to our website, ChooseYou.com/play and share their activities each time they play in May to help us spread the word about the importance of physical activity in the reduction of cancer risk."

About one-third of all cancer cases are said to be related to diet and obesity, Di Nicola says, so staying healthy and physically active is one important way to reduce risk.


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