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Physical exercise does not affect
women's ability to procreate.
Tegbi, (V/R) April 8, GNA - A Physical Education Instructor
of the Anloga Secondary School (ANSECO) in the Keta District
of the Volta Region has said that the notion that women who
engage in sporting activity risk their ability to procreate
and that it had no scientific basis.
She said engaging in physical activity such as athletics or
other sports even for a longer period does not in anyway
affect the reproductive system of a woman as to prevent one
from having babies when she so desires.
Mrs Theodora Kusorgbor said this in an interview with the
GNA Sports at the weekend after participating in an
eight-kilometer Walk at Tegbi by a cross section of people
in the area as part of an awareness creation exercise
initiated by the Ministry of Health as part its policy of
promoting good health through physical exercise and good
nutrition.
She therefore urged the society and parents in particular to
encourage their daughters to freely engage in sports and
other physical exercises both as a vocation and to build up
good health.
"Women still procreate when they are in sports and such
negative views need to be brushed aside," Mrs Kusorgbor
stated.
Mrs Kusorgbor who is also a member and trainer of the Anlo
Social Keep Fit Club also debunked the perceived notion that
women who participate in Keep Fit Clubs were morally weak.
She urged women to be confident and get involved in such
activities and to join clubs since the healthy benefits to
be derived were enormous.
Mrs Kusorgbor said exercises also helped women to manage
stress from frustrations and other pressures they undergo.
She commended the good turnout for the Walk and counseled
that people should not wait until such scheduled programmes
to engage in exercises.
GNA
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