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Adult Physical Activity Guidelines Comparisons
with guidelines for physical activity for Slovenian children, aged
2–18 years. Authors concluded that children should accumulate at
least 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous physical activity daily and
to heat before exercise and calm and relax after physical activity.
Adult Physical Activity Guidelines Comparisons
European recommendations are based on World Health Organisa-
tion recommendations (World Health Organisation, 2002) for phys-
ical activity. American recommendations are based primarily on
policy changes and actions to increase physical activity. This ap-
proach also includes sport, health, education, environment, safety,
work and services for the elderly and active transport (US Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, 2008). Canadian guidelines
are based on observation and systematic process of forming new
guidelines for physical activity. Canadian and American recom-
mendations provided recommendations for all age groups but in
Europe only six countries of 53 (Kahlmeier et al., 2015). Irrespective
of different policy in countries, all recommendations are very simil-
ar, almost identical and follow recommendations of World Health
Organisation (2002). Many guidelines recommend that children
and youth spend minimum of 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-
intensity physical activity (MVPA). The importance of MVPA is cru-
cial and could not be overstated, all intensities of physical activity
may be substantial for health promotion and disease prevention
(Carson et al., 2013). There are currently no recommendations that
include light-intensity physical activity (LPA), which may be due to
the historical focus on MVPA (Marshall and Ramirez, 2011).
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with guidelines for physical activity for Slovenian children, aged
2–18 years. Authors concluded that children should accumulate at
least 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous physical activity daily and
to heat before exercise and calm and relax after physical activity.
Adult Physical Activity Guidelines Comparisons
European recommendations are based on World Health Organisa-
tion recommendations (World Health Organisation, 2002) for phys-
ical activity. American recommendations are based primarily on
policy changes and actions to increase physical activity. This ap-
proach also includes sport, health, education, environment, safety,
work and services for the elderly and active transport (US Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services, 2008). Canadian guidelines
are based on observation and systematic process of forming new
guidelines for physical activity. Canadian and American recom-
mendations provided recommendations for all age groups but in
Europe only six countries of 53 (Kahlmeier et al., 2015). Irrespective
of different policy in countries, all recommendations are very simil-
ar, almost identical and follow recommendations of World Health
Organisation (2002). Many guidelines recommend that children
and youth spend minimum of 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-
intensity physical activity (MVPA). The importance of MVPA is cru-
cial and could not be overstated, all intensities of physical activity
may be substantial for health promotion and disease prevention
(Carson et al., 2013). There are currently no recommendations that
include light-intensity physical activity (LPA), which may be due to
the historical focus on MVPA (Marshall and Ramirez, 2011).
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