Physical Activity: Guidelines, Benefits, and Programs

This document provides information about physical activity, including guidelines, benefits, and programs. It discusses how physical activity can improve health, reduce the risk of illness, and enhance mental well-being. It also highlights the role of physical activity in maintaining family and social relationships. The document references various sources and studies to support the information provided.

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 Physical activity helps to
improve the health of the
individual as well as reduces the
risk of future infection or
illness.
 To maintain the health, it is
required to perform exercise
regulatory for a minimum of 30
minutes (Warburton & Bredin,
2017).
 As physical activity helps in the
reducing the stress and lifts the
mood, it also plays an important
role in maintaining the family
and social relationship as well
as helps in the professional
growth (Katzmarzyk, 2019).
Source: (CDC, 2019)

 A set of Physical Activity
Guidelines for guidelines is
established in Australia
focusing on the concept of
physical activity known as
Americans
 The primary objective of
physical activity is to reflect the
robust position of science
assisting the well-being of
general physical activity in
adults and youths
 The advantage of physical
activity is increasing the
physical and muscular strength
of an individual (Mirabito et al.,
2017).
(Source: health.gov, 2019)
 Physical activity is
characterized by three different
levels which includes low,
moderate and vigorous and are
measures by the metabolic
equivalent of exercise.
 Regular physical activity is
good health as it helps in the
improving the physical and
mental health of the population.
With the help of physical
activity effects of chronic illness
can be reduced (Warburton &
Bredin, 2016
(Source: health.gov, 2019)

 Involvement in various kinds of
exercise helps in lifting the mood
of the individual which aids in
maintaining the social relationship
CDC is promoting the concept of
walking among the population as
walking helps in maintaining the
bodies overall balance and activity.
 The concept of walking helps an
individual to improve their
cardiovascular fitness, maintain the
strength of bone, boost the
endurance and muscle power and
reduces excess accumulation of
body fat.
(Source: health.gov.au, 2019)
 Development of high obesity
program (HOP) will help the
people to understand the reason of
obesity or the factors that result in
high body mass index ratio.
 In program initiated by CDC
different set of guidelines are
present that include the preventive
measures to control the obesity
among people as this is considered
as one of the primary health
concern issue among elder
population.
(Source: health.gov.au, 2019)
 Different state nutrition and
physical activity program is
established by centres for disease
control and prevention (CDC) to
help people in understanding the
concept of nutrition and physical
activity in maintaining the health
condition of the population.
 Effective educational program is
also established that will help
people to know and be aware of the
benefits or advantages of physical
activity and its role in maintaining
the health and well-being of the
people (CDC, 2019).
(Source: CDC, 2019)
References

CDC. (2019). Physical Activity | CDC. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/index.html
Health.gov. (2019). Physical Activity Guidelines - health.gov. Retrieved from https://health.gov/paguidelines/
Health.gov.au. (2019). Department of Health | Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour. Retrieved from
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Katzmarzyk, P. T., Lee, I. M., Martin, C. K., & Blair, S. N. (2017). Epidemiology of physical activity and exercise training in the United States.
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Mirabito, D. M., Lloyd, C. M., Phillips, N. K., & Straussner, S. L. A. (2017). Health issues affecting urban children. Children in the urban
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Warburton, D. E., & Bredin, S. S. (2016). Reflections on physical activity and health: what should we recommend?. Canadian Journal of Cardiology,
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