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- Title
Canadian physical activity guidelines for adults: are Canadians aware?
- Authors
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
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
CANADA; AGE distribution; CHI-squared test; EXERCISE; HEALTH behavior; HEALTH promotion; PROBABILITY theory; PUBLIC health; RESEARCH funding; SURVEYS; HEALTH literacy; PHYSICAL activity; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Applied Physiology, Nutrition & Metabolism, 2016, Vol 41, Issue 9, p1008
- ISSN
1715-5312
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/apnm-2016-0115