Strategies for Partnering with Health Care Settings to Increase Physical Activity Promotion

Engaging in regular physical activity improves health, reduces medical costs, and improves quality of life (1). The Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee (2), representing numerous public health professionals, researchers, and leaders from public and private organizations, recently reviewed the latest research recommendations for physical activity and released the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition (3). It is estimated that only 26% of men and 19%of women meet the minimal amounts of physical activity, 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity and 2 days per week of muscle-strengthening activity, and only 20% of children meet the daily minimal amount of at least 60 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity and 3 days per week of muscle-strengthening activity (4). ©2019 American College of Sports Medicine. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.