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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 23 > New guidelines for physical activity

New guidelines for physical activity

Government hopes changes to regimen will encourage more people to exercise

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
October 23, 2008

With surveys showing Americans rarely meeting daily requirements for physical activity, federal health officials decided to give them a full week to meet exercise recommendations. The first-ever guidelines for physical activity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services abandoned the....

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