Australia not meeting new WHO guidelines for physical activity

“For adults you should be doing at least 150, possibly up to 300 minutes of moderate aerobic activity per week – that means up to an hour of physical activity most days of the week,” he said.

“You could do a bit less, between 70 and 150 minutes, if it was a higher intensity, so we kind of stepped it up in saying we probably need to do a bit more than what has been recommended in the past.”

As the changes recommend more exercise, Australians largely appear to be going backwards in the amount of physical activity we do.

Under the updated guidelines, 85 per cent of Australian adults do not meet the recommended targets for physical activity, while just one in five children meet their suggested target of at least 60 minutes of physical…