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Bull, Fiona C., Al-Ansari, Salih Saad, Biddle, Stuart, Borodulin, Katja, Buman, Matthew P., Cardon, Greet, Carty, Catherine, Chaput, Jean-Philippe, Chastin, Sebastien, Chou, Roger, Dempsey, Paddy C., DiPietro, Loretta, Ekelund, Ulf, Firth, Joseph, Friedenreich, Christine M., Garcia, Leandro, Gichu, Muthoni, Jago, Russell, Katzmarzyk, Peter T., Lambert, Estelle, Leitzmann, Michael, Milton, Karen 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0506-2214, Ortega, Francisco B., Ranasinghe, Chathuranga, Stamatakis, Emmanuel, Tiedemann, Anne, Troiano, Richard P., van der Ploeg, Hidde P., Wari, Vicky and Willumsen, Juana F.
(2020)
World Health Organization 2020 Guidelines on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour.
British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54 (24).
pp. 1451-1462.
ISSN 0306-3674
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Abstract
Objectives: To describe new WHO 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Methods: The guidelines were developed in accordance with WHO protocols. An expert Guideline Development Group reviewed evidence to assess associations between physical activity and sedentary behaviour for an agreed set of health outcomes and population groups. The assessment used and systematically updated recent relevant systematic reviews; new primary reviews addressed additional health outcomes or subpopulations. Results: The new guidelines address children, adolescents, adults, older adults and include new specific recommendations for pregnant and postpartum women and people living with chronic conditions or disability. All adults should undertake 150–300 min of moderate-intensity, or 75–150 min of vigorous-intensity physical activity, or some equivalent combination of moderate-intensity and vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity, per week. Among children and adolescents, an average of 60 min/day of moderate-to-vigorous intensity aerobic physical activity across the week provides health benefits. The guidelines recommend regular muscle-strengthening activity for all age groups. Additionally, reducing sedentary behaviours is recommended across all age groups and abilities, although evidence was insufficient to quantify a sedentary behaviour threshold. Conclusion: These 2020 WHO guidelines update previous WHO recommendations released in 2010. They reaffirm messages that some physical activity is better than none, that more physical activity is better for optimal health outcomes and provide a new recommendation on reducing sedentary behaviours. These guidelines highlight the importance of regularly undertaking both aerobic and muscle strengthening activities and for the first time, there are specific recommendations for specific populations including for pregnant and postpartum women and people living with chronic conditions or disability. These guidelines should be used to inform national health policies aligned with the WHO Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018–2030 and to strengthen surveillance systems that track progress towards national and global targets.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | health promotion,non-communicable disease,physical activity,prevention,public health,orthopedics and sports medicine,physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2732 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Dec 2020 00:54 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Jan 2024 02:26 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/77844 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102955 |
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