Batanes Promotes Cycling for Healthy Lifestyle

Basco, Batanes (PIA) – -The Provincial Nutrition and Health Committee here has embarked on a campaign to promote cycling as a regular physical activity among the residents in this island province.

Governor Vicente Gato, chair of the committee, encouraged young and adult individuals including senior citizens and persons with disabilities to use bicycle as a regular exercise for their physical and mental health.

Gato said some health problems are due to lack of physical activities.

“We could prevent such health complications by doing regular exercises,” the governor added.

Aside from this, the committee also encouraged the public to plant malunggay trees in their backyard which are rich in vitamins and minerals.

In 2012, the province received the highest distinction in nutrition, the National Nutrition Honor Award from the Department of Health through the National Nutrition Council, as it showed outstanding performance in nutrition program management as manifested by the continued reduction in the prevalence of malnutrition provincewide. (ALM/NGA/OTB/PIA-2 Cagayan)