Quiz: the importance of physical activity
Test your knowledge of physical activity and find out how exercise impacts your health and well-being!
"Physical inactivity is a silent threat to global health, contributing significantly to chronic diseases!2 (Dr Rüdiger Krech, Director of Health Promotion at WHO)
Are you taking care of your health? How much do you know about physical activity? Take the quiz and keep learning!
1 - Question
Globally, what percentage of adults do not meet the recommendation of at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity or 75 minutes of high-intensity activity per week?
- 5%
- 8%
- 31%
- 45%
2 - True or false?
People over 60 are less active than other adults, emphasising the importance of promoting physical activity for the elderly.
Do you know how to perform aerobic activities at moderate intensity?
Do the ‘talk test’ to make sure you're exercising at a pace you can maintain. You should be able to speak a few words in a row, but you shouldn't be able to sing.
Don't let November pass without prioritising physical activity!
Thordis Berger
Chief Medical Officer Holmes Place
Bibliographical references:
Strain, T., Flaxman, S., et al. National, regional, and global trends in insufficient physical activity among adults from 2000 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 507 population-based surveys with 5-7 million participants. The Lancet Global Health (2024).
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/physical-activity
Answers:
1:
New data shows that almost a third (31 per cent) of adults worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people, did not reach the recommended levels of physical activity in 2022.
2: True!
This data highlights the importance of promoting physical activity for older people. Physical activity reduces the risk of all-cause mortality, risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease, hypertension, types of cancer, type 2 diabetes, falls and improves mental health, cognitive health, sleep and body fat measures.