Limits on Healthy Lifestyles
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n a national survey, adult Canadians cite pain and physical limitations, lack of time and lack of money as the three main barriers to a healthy, ac- tive lifestyle. We know being active is important to being healthy – but
we’re not so good at doing what we know we should. This could be, at least in part, because 10 million of us live with chronic or recurrent pain. The research shows that more than 8.5 million Canadians expect to be
less physically active 20 years from now. This expectation is in part because they mistakenly believe that aches and pains commonly associated with osteoarthritis are a natural part of aging. “Regular activity is important in the successful management of osteoarthritis, it’s actually part of the arthri- tis treatment plan,” says Dr. William Bensen, a rheumatology consultant at McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton, Ont. “People with osteoarthritis need to communicate and work with their physicians to manage their pain as much as possible so that they can be active and health- ier as they age.” Pain and physical limitations aren’t the only barriers to daily physical ac-
tivity. “We are pleased to see that Canadians understand being active helps in being healthy — it is a good start,” says Philippe Markon, past-chair of the Active Living Coalition for Older Adults (ALCOA). “We are disappointed to see people expect activity to decrease as they age, so now we need to help them understand that aches and pains are not a natural part of aging, and how to get and stay active, how to overcome their barriers and be healthy as they age.” Survey scope and campaign objectives were developed by a task force in-
cluding (ALCOA), CARP and Patient Partners in Arthritis and were support- ed through an unrestricted education grant from Pfizer Canada Inc.
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