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In [[physiology]], '''physical activity''', also called '''motor activity''', is "the physical activity of a human or an animal as a behavioral phenomenon."<ref>{{MeSH|Motor activity}}</ref>
In general '''physical activity''', also called '''motor activity''', is "any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure."<ref>[http://www.who.int/topics/physical_activity/en/ ''Health topics''], [[World Health Organization]]</ref>


[[Exercise]] is "physical activity which is usually regular and done with the intention of improving or maintaining [[physical fitness]] or [[health]]."<ref>{{MeSH|Exercise}}</ref>
[[Exercise]] is "physical activity which is usually regular and done with the intention of improving or maintaining [[physical fitness]] or [[health]]."<ref>{{MeSH|Exercise}}</ref>


Promoting physical activity is difficult; a systematic review found "the most effective interventions were behavioral interventions instead  of cognitive interventions, face-to-face delivery versus mediated  interventions (e.g., via telephone or mail), and targeting individuals  instead of communities."<ref name="pmid21330590">{{cite journal| author=Conn VS, Hafdahl AR, Mehr DR| title=Interventions to increase physical activity among healthy adults: meta-analysis of outcomes. | journal=Am J Public Health | year= 2011 | volume= 101 | issue= 4 | pages= 751-8 | pmid=21330590 | doi=10.2105/AJPH.2010.194381 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21330590  }} </ref>
Promoting physical activity is difficult; a systematic review found "the most effective interventions were behavioral interventions instead  of cognitive interventions, face-to-face delivery versus mediated  interventions (e.g., via telephone or mail), and targeting individuals  instead of communities."<ref name="pmid21330590">{{cite journal| author=Conn VS, Hafdahl AR, Mehr DR| title=Interventions to increase physical activity among healthy adults: meta-analysis of outcomes. | journal=Am J Public Health | year= 2011 | volume= 101 | issue= 4 | pages= 751-8 | pmid=21330590 | doi=10.2105/AJPH.2010.194381 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21330590  }} </ref>
==Physiology==
In [[physiology]] physical activity is "the physical activity of a human or an animal as a behavioral phenomenon."<ref>{{MeSH|Motor activity}}</ref>


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Revision as of 03:09, 2 December 2011

In general physical activity, also called motor activity, is "any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure."[1]

Exercise is "physical activity which is usually regular and done with the intention of improving or maintaining physical fitness or health."[2]

Promoting physical activity is difficult; a systematic review found "the most effective interventions were behavioral interventions instead of cognitive interventions, face-to-face delivery versus mediated interventions (e.g., via telephone or mail), and targeting individuals instead of communities."[3]

Physiology

In physiology physical activity is "the physical activity of a human or an animal as a behavioral phenomenon."[4]

References