What type of physical activity requires planned structured and repetitive bodily movement to improve or maintain one or more components of physical fitness?

. 1985 Mar-Apr;100(2):126-31.

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C J Caspersen et al. Public Health Rep. 1985 Mar-Apr.

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Abstract

"Physical activity," "exercise," and "physical fitness" are terms that describe different concepts. However, they are often confused with one another, and the terms are sometimes used interchangeably. This paper proposes definitions to distinguish them. Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in energy expenditure. The energy expenditure can be measured in kilocalories. Physical activity in daily life can be categorized into occupational, sports, conditioning, household, or other activities. Exercise is a subset of physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive and has as a final or an intermediate objective the improvement or maintenance of physical fitness. Physical fitness is a set of attributes that are either health- or skill-related. The degree to which people have these attributes can be measured with specific tests. These definitions are offered as an interpretational framework for comparing studies that relate physical activity, exercise, and physical fitness to health.

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What is the term for planned structured and purposeful physical activity?

exercise – purposeful activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive, that improves or maintains physical fitness.

What organization defined physical activity as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure?

In 1995 the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Statement inserted “health benefits” into the definition of physical activity: “bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure' and produces healthy benefits” (National Institutes of Health, 1995, p.

What are types of physical activity?

Types of physical activities include aerobic, muscle-strengthening, bone-strengthening, balance, and flexibility activities.

What is the definition of vigorous intensity physical activity CDC?

In general, if you're doing vigorous-intensity activity, you will not be able to say more than a few words without pausing for a breath. Race walking, jogging, or running. Swimming laps. Tennis (singles) Aerobic dancing.