Total Amount of Exercise Important, Not Frequency, says Queen’s University Study A new study from Queen’s


University, published in Applied


Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, Metabolism, has determined that adults


has determined that adults who ac- who accumulated 150 minut s of exer-


A lthy than adults who exercised


new study from Queen’s University, published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition and


cumulated 150 minutes of exercise on cise on a few days of the week were not


a few days of the week were not less h leesas healthy than adults who ex rcised more frequently throughout the week. The researchers studied 2,324 adults


Testing, analysis, and reports


more frequently throughout the week. The researchers studied 2,324 adults


from across Canada to determine whether the frequency of physical ac- tivity throughout the week is associat- ed with risk factors for diabetes, heart disease and stroke. “The findings indicate that it does not matter how adults choose to ac- clate their 150 weekly minutes of physical physical activity,” says Dr. Janssen. “For i someone who did not perform any physi- orm any physical activity on Monday o Friday but was active for 150 min-


from across Canada to determine whether the frequency of physical activ- ity throughout the week is associated with risk factors for diabetes, heart dis- ease and stroke. “The fi ndings indicate that it does not matter how adults choose to accumu-


umulate their 150 weekly minutes of activity,” says Dr. Janssen. “For instance,


nstance, someone who did not per- fcal activity on Monday to Friday but was t active for 150 minutes over the weekend utes over the weekend would o tain he same health benefits from their


mulated 150 minutes of activity over the week by doing 20-25 minutes of activity on a daily basis.”


ly basis.”


would obtain the same health benefi ts t from their activity as someone who accu- activi y as someone who accumulated 150 minutes of activity over the week by doing 20-25 minutes of activity on a daiPhysical activity was measured contin- Physical activity was measured co - nuously throughout the week by hav ng research participants wear a celer-


uously throughout the week by having t riesearch participants wear accelerome- iters that recorded how much each person ometers that record d how much each perAccording to the researchers, the mes- According to the researchers, the


moved every minute. son moved every minute.


message is that adults should aim to accumulate at least 150 minutes of weekly physical activity in whatever pattern works for their schedule.


sage is that adults should aim to accumu- late at least 150 minutes of weekly physi- cal activity in whatever pattern works for their schedule.


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