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Phys Act & Health

Description: Midterm
Category: Sports Medicine
Created by: elisez24 on 2009-03-08


 

 

Current PA Guidelines:

Children and Adolescents (aged 6–17)

* Children and adolescents should do 1 hour (60 minutes) or more of physical activity every day. * Most of the 1 hour or more a day should be either moderate- or vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity. * As part of their daily physical activity, children and adolescents should do vigorous-intensity activity on at least 3 days per week. They also should do muscle-strengthening and bone-strengthening activity on at least 3 days per week.

Adults (aged 18–64)

* Adults should do 2 hours and 30 minutes a week of moderate-intensity, or 1 hour and 15 minutes (75 minutes) a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity, or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity. Aerobic activity should be performed in episodes of at least 10 minutes, preferably spread throughout the week. * Additional health benefits are provided by increasing to 5 hours (300 minutes) a week of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity, or 2 hours and 30 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity physical activity, or an equivalent combination of both. * Adults should also do muscle-strengthening activities that involve all major muscle groups performed on 2 or more days per week.



 

 

 
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