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Canadian physical activity guidelines for adults: are Canadians aware?
Leila Pfaeffli Dale1, Allana G LeBlanc2, Krystn Orr3
1a School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
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 (χ(2) (1) = 30.63, p < 0.001, φ = -0.14), but not to any demographic variables.
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