Sentences with phrase «vigorous physical activity among»

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Additional content requirements: KRS 160.345 (2005) requires the school council of a school containing grades K - 5, or any combination thereof, to develop a wellness policy that must include moderate to vigorous physical activity each day and encourages healthy choices among students.

They found that adolescents averaged 39 minutes per day of moderate - to - vigorous physical activity across all locations, which placed them among the estimated 92 percent of U.S. youths who don't get the 60 minutes of daily exercise recommended for healthy development and obesity prevention.

Among ovarian cancer survivors, meeting the 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity was significantly associated with happiness level.

This association was still observed among patients participating in high levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity, indicating that regular high levels of physical activity do not fully protect against the risks associated with prolonged periods of sedentary behaviors.

Many of these studies have however been carried out among generally healthy individuals, and have relied on not always accurate self - reports of physical activity; and focused on moderate or vigorous exercise, rather than low - intensity physical activity.

A positive perception of the school play environment is associated with higher moderate to vigorous physical activity during recess among girls.

Our data reconfirm that vigorous activity among ethnic minority children is lower than in non-Hispanic white children.17, 18 Such information must be considered when developing physical education curricula and community - based intervention strategies aimed at increasing physical activity among different target populations.