**2. Consequences of physical inactivity**

A lack of sufficient daily physical activity is an underappreciated primary cause of most chronic conditions with vast evidence demonstrating that physical inactivity results in a plethora of both physical and mental ill health conditions. Such physical health conditions include obesity, diabetes, certain types of cancer, and cardiovascular diseases [6, 12]. Some of the mental ill health conditions include declines in memory, and increases in anxiety, and depression [13].
