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Introduction











                     “     National Health Morbidity




                           Survey 2015 recommends

                           that        national          policies
                           and  programmes  should

                           integrate  strategies  and

                           activities          to       promote
                           physical  activities.  This

                           includes the improvement

                           of  public  transportation                                                                                                                                                                                     The
                           in  an  effort  to  promote

                           walking.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Strategic








                           Furthermore,    upsurge    venue   (cycling,
                           walking, sports and exercise campaigns) as
                           well as facilities to promote physical activity
                           should  be  enhanced.  Schools,  government                                                                                                                                                                    Plan
                           agencies,  private  organisations,  NGOs  and
                           political organisations should be advocated
                           to organise and participate in active lifestyle
                           projects  besides  supporting  them  in
                           organising  appropriate  activity/  campaign/
                           project  related  to  physical  activities.  Break                                                                                                                                                                                            NASPAL    2017-2025
                           in sedentary activities should be encouraged
                           among  Malaysian  adults  to  boost  active
                           lifestyle. Further studies utilising the objective
                           methods of physical activity assessment for
                           a  subsample  of  the  population  should  be
                           carried out.     “












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