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Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans From the US Department of Health and Human Services: Cardiovascular Benefits and Recommendations

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Piercy, Katrina L., Troiano, Richard P.·2018·Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

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he American Heart Association focuses on reducing factors known to increase risk for heart disease and stroke through Life's Simple 7. By focusing on these factors, American Heart Association seeks to both improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans and reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease and stroke by 20% by the year 2020. 1 Physical activity has a strong and positive impact on several of these factors-blood pressure, blood glucose, and body weight, in addition to overall risk for cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality.With the recent release of the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PAG), 2 more is known about the benefits of physical activity, and the news is good-benefits start even earlier and are easier to obtain than was previously thought.The PAG is based on the work of a 17-member Advisory Committee that conducted an extensive review of the literature on physical activity and health.The Advisory Committee graded the evidence as strong, moderate, limited, or grade not assignable and summarized its findings in the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report.3 Evidence graded as strong or moderate was used as the basis for the PAG.Some of the strongest evidence was on risk factors for cardiovascular disease that can be modified by physical activity, including blood pressure, blood glucose, blood lipids, and body weight.The PAG recommends that adults do at least 150 to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity a week, or 75 to 150 minutes of vigorousintensity activity, or an equivalent combination of moderate-and vigorous-intensity activity.The key guidelines for adults are described in Table 1.Intensity can be measured in different ways but generally can be determined using the talk test.During moderate-intensity activity, a person can talk, but not sing.During vigorous-intensity activity, a person cannot say more than a few words without pausing for a breath.Adults should also do muscle-strengthening activities of moderate or greater intensity, and that involve all major muscle groups on ≥2 days a week.Currently, only 22% of adults meet the combined aerobic and muscle-strengthening targets, whereas 36% report doing no leisure-time physical activity.4 LESS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS NEEDED THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO OBTAIN BENEFITSAlthough meeting the PAG should be the goal, the threshold at which health benefits begin to accrue is less than 150 minutes a week for most outcomes.The biggest bang for your buck is moving from being inactive to doing some physical activity each week.There is no lower limit to the benefits of physical activity in reducing cardiovascular disease risk.The amount of physical activity recommended in the PAG takes into account the wide range of health outcomes associated with

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  1. 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee. 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2018.

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Authors
Piercy, K. L., & Troiano, R. P.
Affiliations
  • Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
Venue
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes
Published
2018-11
Volume
11
Issue
11
Pages
e005263-e005263
ISSN
  • 1941-7705 (ISSN-L)
  • 1941-7713
OpenAlex
W2900521825
Cited by
518
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1
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Clinical practice guidelines implementation
Keywords
physical activity guidelines, physical activity, cardiovascular health, exercise recommendations, sedentary behavior
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, American Heart Association, Cardiovascular Diseases, Child, Expert Testimony, Humans, United States, United States Dept. of Health and Human Services, Exercise, Prevalence, Guidelines as Topic, Advisory Committees

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