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Chart 12-3. Prevalence of students in grades 9 through 12 who did not meet currently recommended levels of moderate-tovigorous PA during the past 7 days by race/ethnicity and sex (YRBS: 2007). Source: MMWR Surveillance Summaries.1 Currently recommended levels is defined as activity that increased their heart rate and made them breathe hard some of the time for a total of at least 60 minutes per day on ⱖ5 of the 7 days preceding the survey. NH indicates non-Hispanic.
Chart 12-4. Prevalence of children 6 to 19 years of age who attained sufficient MVPA to meet public health recommendations (≥60 minutes per day on 5 or more of the 7 days preceding the survey), by sex and age (NHANES 2003–2004). Source: Troiano et al.3
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