For the first time in a decade, the Department of Health and Human Services released a new set of guidelines for physical activity. Fewer than a third of adults met the previous activity goals laid out by the department in 2008, so the new guideline calls for working activity into your day whenever you can. Also for the first time, the guide specifies activity goals for kids between the ages of 3 and 5.
According to the report, which was released on Monday, only 26 percent of men and 19 percent of women meet the previous guidelines for physical activity, resulting in nearly $117 billion in annual health care costs. The guideline remains the same for adults, with 150 to 300 minutes of moderate physical activity per week being the goal. New is the recommendation for adults to reduce the amount of time they are sedentary.
The guidelines were also updated to encourage activity in older adults, pregnant women, and those with health conditions.
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