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. 2016 Sep;41(9):1008-11.
doi: 10.1139/apnm-2016-0115. Epub 2016 Jun 21.

Canadian physical activity guidelines for adults: are Canadians aware?

Leila Pfaeffli Dale  1 , Allana G LeBlanc  2 , Krystn Orr  3 , Tanya Berry  4 , Sameer Deshpande  5 , Amy E Latimer-Cheung  6 , Norm O'Reilly  7 , Ryan E Rhodes  8 , Mark S Tremblay  9 , Guy Faulkner  1
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Canadian physical activity guidelines for adults: are Canadians aware?

Leila Pfaeffli Dale et al. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2016 Sep.

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.

Keywords: activité physique; awareness; directives; guidelines; knowledge translation; physical activity; public health; santé publique; sensibilisation; transfert des connaissances.

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