Physical activity and public health. A recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine.

R Pate, R; Pratt, M; N Blair, S; L Haskell, W; A Macera, C; Bouchard, C; Buchner, D; Ettinger, W; W Heath, G; C King, A

doi:10.1001/jama.273.5.402

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Physical activity and public health. A recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine.

Published in JAMA • Feb 1, 1995

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Authors:

R R Pate

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M Pratt

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S N Blair

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To encourage increased participation in physical activity among Americans of all ages by issuing a public health recommendation on the types and amounts of physical activity needed for health promotion and disease prevention. PARTICIPANTS: A planning committee of five scientists was estab...

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