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Even a little physical activity is beneficial

The physical activity guidelines published by the World Health Organization, Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology and the US Department of Health & Human Services recommend 150 minutes/week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, accumulated in bouts of 10 minutes or longer (ICAA Functional U®, January-February 2011). What about activity that is moderate or vigorous, but lasts less than 10 minutes?

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