Recommendations
Adults should strive
to meet either of the following physical activity
recommendations.
Adults should
engage in
moderate-intensity
physical activities for at least 30 minutes on 5 or
more days of the week.- Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention/American College of Sports Medicine
OR
Adults should
engage in
vigorous-intensity
physical activity 3 or more days per week for 20 or
more minutes per occasion–
Healthy People 2010
More good news is
that it's never too late to start an active
lifestyle. No matter how old you are, how unfit you
feel, or how long you've been inactive, research
shows that starting a more active lifestyle now
through regular, moderate-intensity activity can
make you healthier and improve your quality of
life.
It is recommended that children and
adolescents participate in at least 60 minutes of
moderate intensity physical activity most days of
the week, preferably daily.1
(1This
physical activity recommendation is from the
Dietary Guidelines for
Americans 2005.)
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