Paddy C Dempsey, Christine M Friedenreich, Michael F Leitzmann, Matthew P Buman, Estelle Lambert, Juana Willumsen, Fiona Bull
BACKGROUND: In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) released global guidelines on physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior, for the first time providing population-based recommendations for people living with selected chronic conditions. This article briefly presents the guidelines, related processes, and evidence and, importantly, considers how they may be used to support research, practice, and policy. METHODS: A brief overview of the scope, agreed methods, selected chronic conditions (adults living with cancer, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and human immunodeficiency virus), and appraisal of systematic review evidence on PA/sedentary behavior is provided...
December 4, 2020: Journal of Physical Activity & Health