University of Basrah Organizes a Seminar on Sports Activity and Its Relation to Healthy Living
The Department of Scientific Affairs at the University of Basrah, in cooperation with the Center for Development and Continuing Education, organized an awareness seminar entitled “The Importance of Sports Activity and the Foundations of a Balanced Healthy Life.”
The seminar included a lecture delivered by Suhair Taha Yassin, a faculty member at the Department of Student Activities, on the significance of sports activity in maintaining health and preventing modern diseases. She highlighted its role in strengthening bones, preventing premature aging, and reducing diabetes, high blood pressure, and triglycerides, while also pointing to the negative health effects of physical inactivity and excessive use of technology.
The seminar recommended the regular practice of sports, adherence to a moderate healthy diet that meets the body’s needs, as well as ensuring adequate sleep and rest, considering them the main foundations of a balanced healthy life.
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