Say No to Sedentary Life Style!

According to James Levine, a professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic “The human body evolved to move around”. Development in the technology has resulted in crafting electronic machines for each and every work. As a result of this technology improvement, most of us spend many hours sitting beside a television or computer and always keep chewing all the time. Enhanced eating along with sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of various health issues. People can considerably improve their quality of life and health including adequate amounts of physical activity in their daily routine. Actually, regular exercise lessen a person’s risk of early death, as well as the danger of evolving obesity, heart disease, cancer and other diseases. Sedentary lifestyle is not only limited to adults even kids become targeted to this problem. It results in development of metabolic ailments such as inadequate cholesterol metabolism, improper exudation of hormones such as insulin and various other diseases.

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Obesity is the major disadvantage of leading a sedentary lifestyle. Due to reduced activity the number of calories burnt are far less than those utilized leading to obesity. Enhanced fat deposition in the body upturns the risk of various diseases such as diabetes, heart attack and more. Research has shown that people who lead a sedentary lifestyle become aged very fast as compared to physically active people. This is due to the destruction of the telomeres found at the end of the chromosomes, which play a significant role in inhibiting the process of aging. Sedentary lifestyle stimulates formation of lumps within arteries resulting in circulatory disorders that lead to numerous heart related issues. Reduced activity amplifies the risk of development of certain types of cancers such as colon cancer and other forms of malignant tumors.

Decreased activity also affects joint structure and functioning as well as muscle strength, thus inclining the person to ailments such as osteoporosis and arthritis where bones become stiff and breakable. Having a sedentary lifestyle lowers the brain activity making the person less responsive which in turn hampers the individuals work efficiency. Ineffectual work progress makes the person feel down. A person leading a sedentary lifestyle from childhood is at a risk of developing high blood pressure at a very early age. Individuals owing a sedentary lifestyle do not like to socialize much and stay at home most of time. They will not be prepared to encounter any challenges in their life. As there are many shortcomings of leading a sedentary lifestyle, it is suggested to take suitable actions to lead a lively lifestyle.

With strict determination and commitment, it is very easy to overcome sedentary lifestyle. Exercising early in the morning at least for duration of at least thirty minutes is very beneficial in this regard. People which are not into practicing exercises early can start with simpler exercises such as cycling and walking. Involving kids in physical activities such as swimming not only amuse the kids but also works as a whole body exertion. Another motivating idea is to organize outdoor games. This will act as an exercise for both kids and adults equally. It is essential for people to remember that balancing food intake with physical activity is vital to maintain an ideal healthy weight. This mutual approach leads to other health advantages as well. Physical activity diminishes the risk of premature deaths in general, and of diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, hypertension and colon cancer in particular

Civic Education; Important For Development

1. Civic education means sense of some basic practices to be a sensible citizen of society. Civic education is the need of today, and it is very crucial to make a country developed. Countries having strong civic sense are more powerful and influential both in economic and social standards.
   
   equal rights Educational institutions of Pakistan and many other Asian countries focus mainly on academic qualification. Although civic sense is equally important and needs surveillance of authorities. Many issues come under civics; first and foremost is keep your surroundings clean.
2. .The second major threat to Pakistan is from pollution. People from every class, age are seen doing this activity of throwing garbage and it shows lack of civic sense clearly. Every street, road or vacant plot is filled with litter and there is no proper way of wasting it. Schools, college, university going students are also involved in this unethical act in spite of being literate.
   
   walk safely Secondly, following traffic signals is the allegiance to avoid any bad consequences. But youngsters especially feel so proud in breaking signals and keeping others life in jeopardy as well as their own. Traffic rules are for the well-being of society, but people didn’t realize its importance, even bikers use foot paths as road and a third track is made for them but still they wander in between cars. Vehicles are parked under the board of “no parking” and it is very annoying. Similarly, it is clearly mentioned on ambulances that “give way to ambulance”, so someone’s life can be saved. But many people ignore this, in fact they are serving mankind and one gesture of wiping ambulance way can give a new life to patient and revamp our standard in the eyes of Allah.
   
   cellphone Use of cell phones is the requirement of everyone now-a-days but during driving it should be omitted because many accidents happen due to careless use of mobiles. Police charge fine if somebody violates laws but traffic police is not assign duties on every nook and corner. So this behavior is also common and against laws. Use of cell phones is an addiction for many people, even when someone is talking, they keep their eyes constantly on phones that antagonize other person and it is disrespect of elders. As someone has truly said “the greatest gift you can give to someone is the purity of your attention when somebody talks to you”. It seems very immoral but many people don’t take any notice and keep on repeating such mistakes without being guilty. 
3.  Civic education is the part of academics in western countries. Children’s are aware of dos and don’ts and follows strictly the teachings. One reason behind their development is that they consider civic sense an important feature for country progress. I think seminars should be conducted for both literate and illiterate citizens about the benefits of civic education. Because our country’s development can foster more rapidly if this need is fulfilled. Basic information or education about traffic rules and regulations should be given in schools starting from primary level so at young age they have awareness about right and wrong. If authorities are not active for this effort then on individual level some steps should be taken i.e. posters, pamphlets having information should be disseminated for knowledge so we can compete with the world and recognized for our manner able behavior.

Education in Pakistani Culture

Education system is considered backbone of a country. If a country with good educational system it must be with good cultural values in roots. Education systems vary society to society. In every social system education play a very important role to take that nation on peek. So the biggest agenda of every developed nation to provide better schooling and best education system.

Government Primary School in Pakistan

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If we talked about our educational culture we will diffidently get confused. Because as we all know have a variety of systems although our slogan as a nation is HUM AIK HAIN. But actually the ruling power of our country divided us in this so called education system. We have a TAAT school system where students get education sitting on TAATS; we have English and Urdu medium Government schools. Then we have MUDRSSSAs where just Islamic education delivered to students. Then comes private English medium schools that copied total western style of education. When children belonging to all these educational institutes comes out what will happen? Are not they will totally different from each other? Some of them feel proud while some of them feel complex. Another bad thing that is the syllabus, the syllabus taught in schools and collages is not our society’s need. What we taught in school is economics, MBA, fine arts, communication, computer and many other subjects that are not real need of the society. Because everyone cannot get white collared job after getting even 16 years of education, as our economic situation is not stabled. No doubt importance of these subjects is on the place of it. But we should keep in mind that we are a developing nation. And a country where schools are being used for tether animals in the schools ground what will be the future of the nation.

If we see the education culture history of developed nation the first and foremost thing is there is a same education system for all students. And they provide that kind of education that is according to their social need of the day. If we see the history there was a time when china was asked by the world a closed door nation. It means china made its development by cutting off with the whole world. And now china is a world power, whole world asserts that china do a great job for gaining its current position. They don’t blindly follow the western culture as we are doing. We get inspiration from west in every bad culture that not even meet with our Islamic values, and why we don’t follow the positive things of west. Due to the emerging false traditions in our culture of education we are slaves of the west.

Possible solution to refine of our education system is firstly Government should take strong steps to make the whole education system same. Then come the need to introduced technical and vocational courses for the students. History of Islam and other Islamic education should teach in institutions along with the courses that would help full in future to find a good job for students. On the other hand when education system will be same for all a wind of cooperation comes in society. The need of tolerance in society is also a matter, when everyone will satisfied then problems will automatically reduced. Education culture is a base for a society. It can take to a nation on the peek or it may lay down due to wrong cultures adopted in education system. Just need to be care of institutions, just with the increased numbering of institution system can’t change. Government’s responsibility doesn’t end here. Teacher provides to Government institution and strictly asked them to teach in a right way. So, in this way we can change our destiny as a nation.