Recommendations for Exercise and Physical Activity Referenced studies that support recommendations are summarized in Online Data Supplements 6 and 7. | ||
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COR | LOE | Recommendations |
I | B-R | 1. Adults should be routinely counseled in healthcare visits to optimize a physically active lifestyle (S3.2–1, S3.2–2). |
I | B-NR | 2. Adults should engage in at least 150 minutes per week of accumulated moderate-intensity or 75 minutes per week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity (or an equivalent combination of moderate and vigorous activity) to reduce ASCVD risk (S3.2–3–S3.2–8). |
IIa | B-NR | 3. For adults unable to meet the minimum physical activity recommendations (at least 150 minutes per week of accumulated moderate-intensity or 75 minutes per week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity), engaging in some moderate- or vigorous-intensity physical activity, even if less than this recommended amount, can be beneficial to reduce ASCVD risk (S3.2–5, S3.2–6). |
IIb | C-LD | 4. Decreasing sedentary behavior in adults may be reasonable to reduce ASCVD risk (S3.2–3, S3.2–9–S3.2–11). |