Health-enhancing physical activity during leisure time among adults in Germany
Self-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 acti...
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| author | Jonas D. Finger Gert B. M. Mensink Cornelia Lange Kristin Manz |
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| description | Self-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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e6e09cd8ff21445aad96410db4fb46a02024-04-28T09:51:50ZdeuRobert Koch InstituteJournal of Health Monitoring2511-27082017-06-0122354210.17886/RKI-GBE-2017-040johm-2-2-35Health-enhancing physical activity during leisure time among adults in GermanyJonas D. Finger0Gert B. M. Mensink1Cornelia Lange2Kristin Manz3Robert Koch Institute, Department for Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Berlin, GermanyRobert Koch Institute, Department for Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Berlin, GermanyRobert Koch Institute, Department for Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Berlin, GermanyRobert Koch Institute, Department for Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Berlin, GermanySelf-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.https://www.rki.de/EN/Content/Health_Monitoring/Health_Reporting/GBEDownloadsJ/FactSheets_en/JoHM_2017_02_Health-enhancing_physical_activity.pdf?__blob=publicationFilephysical activityphysical activity recommendationsadultsgermanyhealth monitoring |
| spellingShingle | Jonas D. Finger Gert B. M. Mensink Cornelia Lange Kristin Manz Health-enhancing physical activity during leisure time among adults in Germany Journal of Health Monitoring physical activity physical activity recommendations adults germany health monitoring |
| title | Health-enhancing physical activity during leisure time among adults in Germany |
| title_full | Health-enhancing physical activity during leisure time among adults in Germany |
| title_fullStr | Health-enhancing physical activity during leisure time among adults in Germany |
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| title_short | Health-enhancing physical activity during leisure time among adults in Germany |
| title_sort | health enhancing physical activity during leisure time among adults in germany |
| topic | physical activity physical activity recommendations adults germany health monitoring |
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