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| García: "The City Council of Águilas must promote awareness campaigns to combat sedentary lifestyle and the health risks generated by physical inactivity" | The councilor of the Popular Municipal Group, José García, has presented a motion, which will be debated in the next plenary session, in which he asks the plenary session that "the Águilas City Council urge the Government of Spain to lower VAT from 21% to 10% in the services linked to the practice of sports activity ", as well as" to adopt the necessary measures to guarantee the protection and continuity of the professional services provided in the field of the practice of sports activity, "the councilor requested.

Thanks to an initiative of the PP, Congress declared sport as an essential activity, for which Garcia has required that "the City Council of Águilas guarantees people who require special attention, for whatever reason, that they continue to receive physical services.

provided by personnel with qualifications in this matter "and that promote awareness campaigns to combat sedentary lifestyle and the health risks generated by physical inactivity".

The 'popular' councilor explained that "the regular practice of exercise and physical activity carries enormous benefits in all dimensions of our life", since "its effects on health and physical and mental well-being are the most attractive, even with reduced levels of practice ", in addition to" being one of the most efficient tools to build a more capable, happy and sustainable society ".

On the other hand, "physical inactivity is a serious public health problem and during confinement it has worsened", because "the adult population decreased physical activity and increased sedentary time", a fact that "is attributed to a direct negative impact of the Covid.19 crisis, "the mayor has indicated.

In this sense, García has remarked that "in hypertension, obesity, diabetes and many other diseases, it has been shown that physical exercise is an important factor for their prevention and collaborates in improving their prognosis." Therefore, "sport is the great ally to strengthen the immune system and protect the population from Covid.19", since "having high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness and exercising moderate to vigorous intensity can improve immune responses to vaccination ", has underlined the 'popular'.

It is for all this that "from the Popular Municipal Group we defend the binomial that sport is health" and García added that "we are committed to a renewal of the concept of physical activity and sport as a tool to achieve greater well-being in a context social, economic and health marked by the impact of Covid.19 ".

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Source: PP Águilas