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Engage In Regular Exercise, Physiotherapist Charges Ogun Town Planners

ABEOKUTA – A Physiotherapist with the Federal Medical Centre, Dr. Lateef Rahmon has charged members of the Nigeria Institute of Town Planners (NITP) in Ogun State to engage in regular exercises to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases.

Dr. Rahmon gave the charge on Wednesday during a novelty football match between Fellow members and Elders of the association as part of activities marking the Annual General Meeting.

The Physiotherapist maintained that, most non-communicable diseases especially killers like hypertension, diabetes and obesity can be managed through regular and moderate high intensive exercise.

He noted that, most of the non-communicable diseases have no permanent cure, but involvement in routine exercises would prevent the risk of gastolic pressure, especially in the management of High Blood Pressure.

He, therefore, urged the Town Planners not to compromise on their health management and engage in aerobics exercise to keep fit.

In his submission, the State Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) Tpl. Adefela Sogbesan said the AGM would be followed with a symposium at the association’s Secretariat on Thursday.

According to him, the symposium would be cross fertilization of ideas with inter-agency and inter-ministerial relationship with government ministries that has their work with construction.

Tpl. Sogbesan further stated that, the proactiveness of Ogun state government and relevant building agencies has reduced building collapse in the state to it bearest minimum.

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