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What aerobic activity is recommended for older adults?

150–300 minutes/week of moderate activity, or vigorous equivalent.

What strength and balance activity should older adults do?

Muscle strengthening at least 2 days/week, with balance included in multicomponent activity.

How should exercise intensity be judged in older adults?

Relative to the person’s fitness; the same activity can feel easy to one person and difficult to another.

What if an older adult cannot achieve 150 minutes/week because of chronic conditions?

Be as physically active as their abilities and conditions allow.

What exercise pattern may best support cognition in older adults with cognitive impairments?

Shorter sessions performed more frequently.

What resistance-training prescription example was given for stroke survivors?

2–3 days/week, 1–3 sets, 8–15 repetitions; progressively increase resistance.

How can walking exercise progress after stroke?

Supported stepping → short walking intervals → longer intervals → continuous walking → increased speed, incline, or environmental challenge.

What should an exercise prescription consider after stroke?

Fatigue, weakness, balance, cognition, cardiovascular risk, symptoms, fear of falling, and individual abilities.

What is the difference between capacity and performance after stroke?

Capacity is what someone CAN do under test conditions; performance is what they actually DO in daily life.

What is the aerobic prescription for weight management in the lecture?

At least 5 days/week at moderate-to-vigorous intensity; start at 150 minutes/week and progress toward 250–300.

What is the resistance prescription for weight management in the lecture?

2–3 nonconsecutive days/week, 60–70% 1RM, 2–4 sets of 8–12 repetitions.

What does 1RM mean?

One-repetition maximum: the greatest load lifted once with appropriate technique.

What activity approach can help someone with joint pain participate?

Low-impact activity, shorter bouts, and gradual progression.

What is the preschool activity recommendation for ages 3–5 in the lecture?

Be active throughout the day; the slide emphasizes 180 minutes/day of activity at any intensity.

What is the activity recommendation for ages 6–17?

At least 60 minutes/day of MVPA, mostly aerobic.

How often should ages 6–17 include vigorous aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and bone-strengthening activity?

Each at least 3 days/week, included within the daily 60-minute activity total.

What percentage of children ages 6–17 meet 60 minutes of activity every day nationally and in SC?

Approximately 19% nationally and 21% in South Carolina.

How does meeting the daily activity target differ between younger and older children in the lecture?

Approximately 25% of younger children versus 15% of the older group meet it.

How does children’s PA generally differ by age and sex?

Activity decreases with age; boys generally have higher participation than girls.

What are the SC versus US overweight percentages for children ages 6–13?

SC: 16.8%; US: 15.7%.

What are the SC versus US obesity percentages for children ages 6–13?

SC: 20.4%; US: 17.5%.

What BMI-for-age percentiles classify healthy weight, overweight, and obesity in children?

Healthy: 5th to below 85th; overweight: 85th to below 95th; obesity: 95th or higher. References are age- and sex-specific.

What is the Structured Days Hypothesis?

Structured routines help regulate activity, eating, screen time, and sleep; losing school structure during summer can promote less healthy behaviors.

What were the overall summer voucher intervention effects on MVPA, sedentary time, and screen time?

MVPA +15 min/day; sedentary time −29.7 min/day; screen time −14.1 min/day.

What were the summer voucher findings on camp-attendance days?

MVPA +26.1 min/day; sedentary time −63.5 min/day; screen time −9.5 min/day.

What were the BMI z-score changes in the summer voucher trial?

Control: +0.046; intervention: −0.048.

What does BMI z-score represent?

BMI relative to an age- and sex-based reference; it is not kilograms or percentage body fat.

How much classroom activity does InPACT add?

Five activity bursts totaling 20 minutes during the school day.

What programming durations does DOSE Elementary compare?

4, 6, or 8 weeks.

What percentage of older adults with reduced physical or cognitive function engaged in light-to-vigorous PA in the lecture?

41%.

What did the tai chi meta-analysis show about falls?

Risk ratio 0.80, meaning approximately 20% lower relative risk of being a faller; not a 20-percentage-point reduction.

Who is Walk With Ease designed for, and how long does it last?

Older adults with arthritis; 6 weeks with 3 program sessions/week.

What is the six-week walking-duration progression in Walk With Ease?

10 → 15 → 20 → 25 → 30 → 35–40 minutes, with walking practice suggested 3–5 times/week.

What is the two-hour pain rule?

Pain should not be worse 2 hours after exercise than before starting; cut back if it is.

What were the main findings of Buman’s peer-support trial with 81 older adults?

The active group had better longer-term self-reported PA maintenance; cardiorespiratory fitness improved in both groups.

What were the LIFE study’s sample, setting, follow-up, and main finding?

1,635 older adults at 8 sites; approximately 2.6 years; structured PA reduced major mobility disability.

How did LIFE define major mobility disability?

Inability to complete 400 meters within 15 minutes without sitting and without help from another person or a walker.

What fall-related emergency-visit baseline and target were listed in the older-adult lecture?

Baseline: 6,052.2 per 100,000; target: 5,447 per 100,000.

What fall-death rate and target were listed in the older-adult lecture?

2024 rate: 78 per 100,000; target: 63.4 per 100,000.