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2017-06-15Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.17886/RKI-GBE-2017-040
Health-enhancing physical activity during leisure time among adults in Germany
dc.contributor.authorFinger, Jonas D.
dc.contributor.authorMensink, Gert
dc.contributor.authorLange, Cornelia
dc.contributor.authorManz, Kristin
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T20:04:59Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T20:04:59Z
dc.date.created2017-06-15
dc.date.issued2017-06-15none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/regHR2HADHDw/PDF/23kbEnrClLIVM.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/2660
dc.description.abstractSelf-reported data from the GEDA 2014/2015-EHIS study was used to calculate the level of compliance among adults in Germany with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendations on physical activity. The WHO’s recommendations distinguish between ‘aerobic activity’ and ‘muscle-strengthening activity’. In Germany, 42.6% of women and 48.0% of men reported that they conduct at least 2.5 hours of aerobic physical activity per week, and therefore meet the WHO’s recommendation on this form of activity. A higher level of education among women and men of all ages is associated with a higher frequency of meeting the WHO’s recommendations on aerobic activity. In addition, 27.6% of women and 31.2% of men conduct muscle-strengthening activity at least twice a week, thereby meeting the WHO’s recommendations on this form of activity. About one fifth of women (20.5%) and one quarter of men in Germany (24.7%) meet both of these recommendations. In summary, the results point to the value of encouraging people to conduct more physical activity during their leisure time. In fact, inactive people who begin to follow the WHO’s recommendations can significantly reduce their long-term risk of premature mortality.eng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsberichterstattung
dc.subjectADULTSeng
dc.subjectGERMANYeng
dc.subjectHEALTH MONITORINGeng
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ACTIVITYeng
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATIONSeng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleHealth-enhancing physical activity during leisure time among adults in Germany
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-10052845
dc.identifier.doi10.17886/RKI-GBE-2017-040
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/2585
local.edoc.container-titleJournal of Health Monitoring
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local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
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local.edoc.container-urlwww.rki.de/journalhealthmonitoring-en
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local.edoc.container-year2017

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