Tag: physical activity

• Thursday, November 26th 2020 - 08:29 UTC

  WHO launches new physical activity guidelines to overcome sedentary behavior

  

  Up to 5 million deaths per year could be averted if the global population was more active. At a time when many people are homebound due to COVID-19, new WHO Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior, emphasize that everyone, of all ages and abilities, can be physically active and that every type of movement counts.

• Friday, December 20th 2019 - 09:29 UTC

  Falklands' lifestyle reveals overweight, less smokers and little physical activity

  

  Nearly 600 residents have contributed to a major snapshot of health and lifestyle in the Falkland Islands. The Health and Lifestyle Survey 2019 has just been published by the Falkland Islands Government Public Health Unit.

• Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  WHO guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep for children under 5 years of age

  

  Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy, according to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization.