Harare, Zimbabwe (APP)-At the time of the day, 65-year-old Nelly Motandava changed his pajamas for legs, a t-shirt and shoes. He grabbed a bottle of water before he went to the unconventional workout: a cemetery in the capital of Zimbabwe, Harare.
Surrounded by rows of graves, he joined the other members of the Commandos Fitness Club, which joined the session for a long time in Squats, Longs and Long Sessions. For a period of time, there is more than a daily routine exercise. It has a lifeline in diabetes management.
“They are resting,” he said, pointing to the graves. “I don’t want to join them right now. That means I have to work hard here.
In their palaces, such as James, old Zimbabwe in their palaces, wherever possible, fight the growing problem of non -communication diseases such as heart problems, hypertension and diabetes. Other groups defect on the highways or railway lines.
Globally, globally, non -communication diseases, which are conditions that cannot go directly from person to other person, are the leading cause of death, which is responsible for 41 million or 74 % annual deaths, global According to the Health Organization.
According to its Ministry of Health and Children’s Care, about 40 % of the annual deaths in Zimbabwe are not the cause of death.
According to the WHO, in Zimbabwe and the rest of the Saharan Africa, non -communications diseases have been developed to transmit diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and cholera, which is the biggest cause of death or disease by 2030. Is
Earlier, affiliated with the elderly, smoking in non -communication diseases, frequent alcohol use, lack of unhealthy diet and physical activity are spreading rapidly among children and young adults.
This has raised a lot of concern among experts and governments in a continent, which is facing the world’s fastest population and has the youngest population home.
Dr. Johannes Marisa, the president of the Medical and Dental Private Privatization of the Zimbabwe Association in Harare, said that doctors are witnessing “rapid change” because more and more children and young people diagnose NCDs. Goes
They partially attributed it to a stupid lifestyle, because many people stick to their smartphone screens at most of their time, as well as sticking to their smartphone screens, as well as an excessive and unhealthy diet.
Although the drought affected by climate change has eased many rural people in Zimbabwe for food, traders in urban areas are running to get a piece of fast food market, which is widely accused of obesity. Is applied.
In Harare and other urban areas, franchises like KFC compete in cheap local restaurants and informal roadside stalls, public markets and even houses where no fried chicken, burgers or fries and crisis scrolls. Can catch For a dollar
In response, in the National Budget of 2025, Finance Minister Mitholi Ann Cube, to encourage taco, pizza, hot dugs, sharma, fries, chicken and burgers to encourage “healthy food choices” on donuts and other food sales. “Tax. “And reduce the spread of non -communication diseases.
Meanwhile, some old Zimbabwe are doing physical exercise.
For the staff of the fitness club, the atmosphere around the cemetery is sufficient for the staff. In collaboration with Joseph Nakati, whose mother’s stroke encouraged them to help others, Free Club has become a shelter for older fitness buffaloes. Nakati said the club has about 20 members of the elderly.
“I weighed 86kg (189 pounds) and struggled to stand. I would struggle to breathe in my house. Now, I came down at 76kg (167 pounds) and I I can walk long distances, “said Susan Gomo, 64, who manages hypertension and arthritis.
The purpose of group exercise is also to encourage other older people to work. Gomo said, “Some of my companions are hesitant. He said that they only eat and sit at home. When they see me in a big form, they can change their minds.
When she went to visit her daughter in the UK in 2022, she took the habit of walking a electricity. She went to a solo walk on a nearby hill, but felt unsafe.
Last year, he saw the fitness club in the cemetery, where a wide and well -manned way offers an easy place to exercise. With his three neighbors, she reached the coach, who happily took them in.
Now the cemetery is a step at a time – one step – a symbol of the search for a healthy and outspace to live a life of death.
“It is calm, it is safe and we have a lot of places with minimal obstacles. Hopefully the (local) council can prepare appropriate facilities for us,” he said while preparing to walk back home.
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