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Physical Activity Guidelines

Health Guidance Practice

Official recommendations, issued by bodies such as the World Health Organization and the American College of Sports Medicine, stating how much and what kind of physical activity supports health for different age groups, most commonly at least one hundred fifty minutes of moderate aerobic activity a week for adults, alongside muscle strengthening activity.

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Origin Year
2008 2
The year of the first edition of the US federal Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, the earliest comprehensive national guidelines a fetched page dates.
Practice Class
Exercise science, public health policy 1
Classification
Practice Class
Preventive or Public Health Practice 1
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Associated With

Source American College of Sports Medicine Official Site
VO2 Max, Concepts

Guideline thresholds are informed by exercise-physiology measures such as VO2 max.

Source World Health Organization Official Site

The World Health Organization issues the global guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour for every age group.

Source World Health Organization Official Site

In Branch

Source American College of Sports Medicine Official Site
Sources
1. American College of Sports Medicine Official Site
American College of Sports Medicine
  • Program classification, entity description sentence
    Official recommendations, issued by bodies such as the World Health Organization and the American College of Sports Medicine, stating how much and what kind of physical activity supports health for different age groups.
  • In Branch: Exercise Science
  • Associated With: American College of Sports Medicine
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2. ODPHP: Previous Physical Activity Guidelines
Office of Disease Prevention and Health PromotionPrevious Guidelines page
Quote, Previous Guidelines page
ODPHP released the first edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans in 2008.
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World Health Organization Official Site
World Health Organization
  • Physical activity fact sheet
    People who are insufficiently active have a 20% to 30% increased risk of death compared to people who are sufficiently active.
  • Associated With: VO2 Max
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