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Global recommendations on physical activity for health - ISCA

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<strong>physical</strong> <strong>activity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>health</strong>:<br />

• Are an evidence based starting point <strong>for</strong> nati<strong>on</strong>al policy makers<br />

looking to promote <strong>physical</strong> <strong>activity</strong><br />

• Can be used by all relevant stakeholders to communicate valid and<br />

c<strong>on</strong>sistent messages <strong>on</strong> the frequency, durati<strong>on</strong>, intensity, type and<br />

total amount of <strong>physical</strong> <strong>activity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>health</strong>;<br />

• Tool <strong>for</strong> <strong>health</strong> professi<strong>on</strong>als to in<strong>for</strong>m patients;<br />

• Have the potential to become a tool to link communicati<strong>on</strong> between<br />

scientists, <strong>health</strong> professi<strong>on</strong>als, journalists, interest groups and the<br />

general public;<br />

• Can be used as benchmarks <strong>for</strong> public <strong>health</strong> m<strong>on</strong>itoring and<br />

surveillance purposes.<br />

• Can support the development of <strong>physical</strong> <strong>activity</strong> policy;<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Global</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>recommendati<strong>on</strong>s</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>physical</strong> <strong>activity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>health</strong> | July 2010

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