Sentences with phrase «moderate intensity physical activity»

The link was even stronger for participants who did not meet Public Health England's recommendation of 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per week.

The physical activity program of Look AHEAD relies heavily on unsupervised exercise, with gradual progression toward a goal of 175 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity per week by the end of the first six months.

The number of daily steps taken was not associated with changes in telomere length, while an increase in moderate intensity physical activity was linked to a shortening in telomere length, although this was not significant.

For women who are trying to lose weight, the recommended exercise goal is to achieve a minimum of 60 - 90 minutes of at least moderate intensity physical activity on most days of the week, and preferably every day.

Thompson D, Batterham AM, Bock S, Robson C, Stokes K. Assessment of low - to - moderate intensity physical activity thermogenesis in young adults using synchronized heart rate and accelerometry with branched - equation modeling.

The central question is whether the Dietary Guidelines should recommend something more than 30 minutes daily of moderate intensity physical activity for the specific purpose of preventing excessive weight gain.

Previous studies have shown that breast cancer survivors who meet the current exercise recommendations (2.5 hours of moderate intensity physical activity per week) are at 25 % lower risk for dying from breast cancer.

Our findings also show that reaching the UK government's target of 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity may offer some protection against the harmful effects of prolonged sedentary time.»

Eating only 1200 - 1800 calories per day with less than 30 % from fat, and 175 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity, this was the recommendation of every diabetes association in the world.

One of the most reliable resources for your health and fitness answers, the American College of Sports Medicine, now recommends 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity physical activity or 75 weekly minutes of vigorous intensity physical activity.

Almost half of respondents (46 %) met the Chief Medical Officer's (CMO) guidelines of 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity a week classing themselves as active, with only 19 % replying they were completely inactive.