Objectives Physical activity guidelines inform policy and practice in promoting healthier lifestyles. The WHO advocates for distinct recommendations for each country to address variation in needs, ...

27 Department ofEpidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Regensburg, Germany 28 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia Faculty of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — At the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, HHS released the second edition of the Physical ...

You've likely heard the idea that sitting is the new smoking. Compared with 1960, workers in the U.S. burn about 140 fewer calories, on average, per day due to our sedentary office jobs. And, while it ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Achieving even 10 to 150 minutes of aerobic physical activity a week may have mortality benefits. Conversely, ...

Americans should sit less and move more, even if that activity comes in tiny chunks, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) latest physical activity guidelines. The core ...

For the first time in a decade, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its guidelines for physical activity, publishing an extensive list of recommendations in the British Medical Journal. The ...

In 2008, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the first edition of the “Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans”. This document was created as a complement to the “Dietary ...

David E. Conroy receives funding from the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation. He is affiliated with The Pennsylvania State University and Northwestern University. Sherry ...