Global recommendations on physical activity for health - ISCA
Global recommendations on physical activity for health - ISCA
Global recommendations on physical activity for health - ISCA
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<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><br />
<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