{"id":16,"date":"2018-02-05T14:43:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T19:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/healthy-communities\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2020-06-30T16:38:24","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T21:38:24","slug":"physical-activity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/healthy-communities\/physical-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-217 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_1454761070-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_1454761070-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_1454761070-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_1454761070-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_1454761070.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical activity is one of the best things Virginians can do for their health and well-being. There are benefits for people of all ages, abilities, ethnicites, and health status. In 2018, 22 percent of adults in Virginia did no physical activity in a month. In 2017, 49 percent of Virginians did not exercise the recommended amount per week. There are many easy ways to incorporate physical activity in your daily life.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Guidance<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/health.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2019-09\/Physical_Activity_Guidelines_2nd_edition.pdf#page=56\">Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans<\/a>: Targets Americans age 3 and older. Most recently released by Department of Health and Human Services in 2018, 2nd Edition.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>\u00a0Benefits<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improves <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/health.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2019-09\/Physical_Activity_Guidelines_2nd_edition.pdf#page=39\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brain health, cognition, anxiety, depression, quality of life, and sleep<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helps you keep a healthy weight<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduces health risks: heart disease, type II diabetes, some cancers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Makes bones and muscles strong: helps manage <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/arthritis\">Arthritis<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prevents falls<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increases chances of living longer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helps <a href=\"https:\/\/health.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2019-09\/Physical_Activity_Guidelines_2nd_edition.pdf#page=43\">manage chronic diseases<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Physical Activity Recommendations Across the All Age Groups<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/06\/FrameworkGraphicV9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-90 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/06\/FrameworkGraphicV9-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/06\/FrameworkGraphicV9-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/06\/FrameworkGraphicV9-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/06\/FrameworkGraphicV9-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/06\/FrameworkGraphicV9-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/06\/FrameworkGraphicV9.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/06\/FrameworkGraphicV9.pdf\">Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Strategies to Achieving Physical Activity<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We support increasing physical activity through systems that have a focus on equity and inclusion. These include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">providing better walk and bike routes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">giving access to places for physical activity. This includes parks and trails, universities and schools, recreational facilities and gyms, senior centers and workplaces<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">offering evidence based chronic disease programs that include physical activity. (ex: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/arthritis\/self-management-programs\/\">Walk with Ease program<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">providing health and wellness programs in schools<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">creating community wide awareness campaign<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Resources<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrps.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia Recreation and Park Society<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eatsmartmovemoreva.org\/move-more\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Move More Virginia Exercise Videos<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcr.virginia.gov\/state-parks\/trails\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia Department of Recreation and Conservation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: state parks for hiking and bicycling\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.doe.virginia.gov\/instruction\/physed\/index.shtml\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia Department of Education Physical Education<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: p<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rovides students with the knowledge and skills to become physically educated, physically fit and responsible in their physical activity choices and behaviors for a lifetime<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthyschools\/professional_development\/e-learning\/cspap\/_assets\/FullCourseContent-CSPAP.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: CDC and SHAPE America developed a guide for schools and school systems to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive school physical activity programs\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/healthykidshealthyfuture.org\/5-healthy-goals\/get-kids-moving\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthy Kids, Healthy Future: Get Kids Moving<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: activities for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>References<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nccdphp\/dnpao\/data-trends-maps\/index.html\">Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2017 and 2018<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/physicalactivity\/activepeoplehealthynation\/strategies-to-increase-physical-activity\/index.html\">CDC\u2019s Strategies to Increase Physical Activity<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Physical activity is one of the best things Virginians can do for their health and well-being. 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