Content of WhatsApp monthly messages
Month | Message | Special occasion if any |
May | It is evident that regular physical activity of at least 150 min of moderate to vigorous intensity per week improves your body hemodynamics and blood glucose. Let’s start slowly and build up the amount of time and intensity of the activity. | World Hypertension Day |
June | Ramadhan is the month to fast from food and increase body movement, take this opportunity to increase your physical activity behavior. | Ramadhan |
July | Include physical activity in your happy social and religious events. | Eid Al-Fitr |
August | Breast feeding is good for mothers and babies especially if it is complemented with healthy lifestyle including physical activity. | World Breast Feeding Week |
September | Pilgrim is the event that includes extensive physical activity. Increase your steps and keep on walking. | Eid Al-Adha |
October | Physical activity is good for prevention and management of cancer so try to reach to 10 000 steps a day. | Breast Cancer Awareness Day |
November | Celebrate the national day and have better diabetes control by increasing your daily walking steps. | Oman National Day and World Diabetes Day |
December | Aging is an unavoidable risk factor, prevent disability by increasing you physical activity. | International Day of Persons with Disability |
January | Start your new year with an aim to increase physical activity. | New Year |
February | Being active physically is an important part of good health. 20–30 min of moderate to vigorous physical activity a day can help improve your health. | Healthy Lifestyle Awareness Day |
March | Women are more vulnerable to be physically inactive. Keep moving to stay healthy, strong and pretty. | International Women’s Day |
April | It is never too late to start being physically active. | World Health Day |
May | Being physically active supports diabetes prevention and management. | Ramadhan |