Brief Interventions for Physical Activity
Regular physical activity is associated with enhanced health and reduced risk of all-cause mortality.Beyond the effects on mortality, physical activity has many health benefits, including reduced risk of cardiovascular disease,, ischemicstroke,7on–insulin-dependent (type 2) diabetes,, coloncancers,, osteoporosi, 2 epression,, an fall-related injuries.2 espite the benefits of regular physical activity, only 25% of adults in the United States report engaging in the recommended amounts of physical activity (i.e., 30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity on 5 or more days per week, or 20 minutes of vigorous-intensity activity on 3 or more days per week)3 29% report no leisure-time regular physical activity3 and only 27% of students (grades 9 through 12) engage in moderate-intensity physical activity (30 minutes, 5 or more days per week).
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