Adolescent Physical Activity

Benefits

Dosage & preparation

Comparisons

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• Current guidelines recommend an average of 60 minutes per day of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, with vigorous activity on at least 3 days per week. — Feasibility of a mobile health intervention to motivate adolescent fitness and high-intensity exercise adherence (Motivating Adolescent Fitness (MOTAFIT)): protocol for a randomised controlled trial
• More than 80% of adolescents globally fail to reach recommended daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels. — Feasibility of a mobile health intervention to motivate adolescent fitness and high-intensity exercise adherence (Motivating Adolescent Fitness (MOTAFIT)): protocol for a randomised controlled trial
• Fewer than 25% of Canadian adolescents meet sufficient physical activity levels. — Feasibility of a mobile health intervention to motivate adolescent fitness and high-intensity exercise adherence (Motivating Adolescent Fitness (MOTAFIT)): protocol for a randomised controlled trial
• Supervised adolescent exercise programmes can improve cardiorespiratory fitness but are resource-intensive and difficult to scale outside controlled research settings. — Feasibility of a mobile health intervention to motivate adolescent fitness and high-intensity exercise adherence (Motivating Adolescent Fitness (MOTAFIT)): protocol for a randomised controlled trial
• Vigorous exercise may produce greater health benefits than low- or moderate-intensity activity, particularly for cardiorespiratory fitness and vascular health. — Feasibility of a mobile health intervention to motivate adolescent fitness and high-intensity exercise adherence (Motivating Adolescent Fitness (MOTAFIT)): protocol for a randomised controlled trial