Testing compliance to WHO guidelines for physical activity in Flanders insights from time-use diaries ...

Abstract Background Regular physical activity decreases the risk for numerous non-communicable diseases. The World Health Organization has suggested physical activity (PA) guidelines that, based on previous research, would provide health benefits to those who comply. The first guideline for health benefits suggests 150â min of moderate PA or equivalent per week. The guideline for additional health benefits suggests 300â min of PA or equivalent per week. The objective of this paper is to analyze to what extent these two WHO PA guidelines for adults are met in the Belgian region of Flanders. Fur... Mehr ...