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Adults should perform at least 30 minutes of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity to maintain health, with 60 minutes recommended for weight gain prevention.
Aim for 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity every day. If you are trying to prevent weight gain, increase this to 60 minutes. You do not need to do it all at once; breaking it into 10-minute chunks throughout the day is effective.
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The adult population should undertake a minimum of 30 minutes of daily physical activity of moderate intensity and/or vigorous intensity... More physical activity (about 60 minutes daily) with a moderate and/or vigorous intensity may be needed for prevention of weight gain.
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Based on a comprehensive review of scientific work by a project group, though specific primary study data is not detailed in this summary text.
Source
Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2004 - integrating nutrition and physical activity
Wulf Becker et al. · Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition · 2004
DOI 10.1080/1102680410003794
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