Canadian physical activity guidelines for adults: Are Canadians aware?

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Dale, Leila Pfaeffli
LeBlanc, Allana G
Orr, Krystn
Berry, Tanya
Deshpande, Sameer
Latimer-Cheung, Amy E
O'Reilly, Norm
Rhodes, Ryan E
Tremblay, Mark S
Faulkner, Guy
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2016
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The present study evaluated awareness of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology’s 2011 Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults and assessed correlates. Reported awareness of the physical activity (PA) guidelines was 12.9% (204/1586) of the total sample surveyed. More than half (55%) self-reported meeting PA guidelines of ≥ 150 min of moderate to vigorous PA per week. Awareness of PA guidelines was significantly related to participants’ level of PA (χ2 (1) = 30.63, p < 0.001, φ = –0.14), but not to any demographic variables.The present study evaluated awareness of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology’s 2011 Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults and assessed correlates. Reported awareness of the physical activity (PA) guidelines was 12.9% (204/1586) of the total sample surveyed. More than half (55%) self-reported meeting PA guidelines of ≥ 150 min of moderate to vigorous PA per week. Awareness of PA guidelines was significantly related to participants’ level of PA (χ2 (1) = 30.63, p < 0.001, φ = –0.14), but not to any demographic variables.
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Journal Title
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
Volume
41
Issue
9
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© The Author(s) 2016. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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Biological sciences
Biomedical and clinical sciences