Sentence examples for moderate intensity activities from inspiring English sources
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynaecologists (ACOG) recommends pregnant women to be active in moderate intensity activities (3 5 metabolic equivalents) for at least 30 min on most, and preferably all, days of the week [ 9].
Compared with boys of higher SES, boys of lower SES were more active because they devoted more time to moderate intensity activities [ 3].
Moderate intensity activities should make a person feel warmer, breathe harder and make their heart beat faster than usual.
The recommended level of physical activity is described as a Physical Activity Level or PAL (Total Energy Expenditure/Basal Energy Expenditure) greater than 1.6, which was estimated to be equivalent to ≥60 min of moderate intensity physical activity per day (where moderate intensity activities were ≥3 METs).
Current methods of distinguishing light intensity from sedentary time and moderate intensity activities are limited (15); however, light activities are captured in measures of total physical activity.
This study describes the unique pattern of physical activity, dominated by non-exercise, moderate intensity activities in urban, middle-aged and elderly Chinese women.
A pill that promised the same effect as just 30 minutes of moderate intensity activity each day would make headlines around the world.
A study of middle-aged and older Australians published in the same issue of JAMA Internal Medicine found that vigorous activity was more strongly linked to a decreased risk of death than moderate intensity activity.
The authors of this study estimate that among adults with heart disease, brisk walking – or another moderate intensity activity – for 150 minutes per week equates to a 20% reduction in health care spending.
We hypothesized that the heritability of physical activity participation would be attenuated using the CDC/ACSM recommended minimum threshold of 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity per week.
The physical activity level increased while playing exergames, from light intensity exercise to moderate intensity activity.
