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Adherence to the WHO recommendation of three weekly days of vigorous intensity activities in children: an accelerometry study of vigorous physical activity bouts.

Juan Carlos Benavente-MarínFrancisco Javier Barón-LópezBegoña Gil BarcenillaGuadalupe Longo AbrilJosé M Rumbao AguirreNapoleón Pérez-FarinosJulia Wärnberg
Published in: PeerJ (2024)
One in every four children met the WHO recommendation to incorporate VIAs at least three days a week, as evaluated by accelerometry. Physical education classes and extracurricular organized sports activities contributed to compliance with this recommendation.
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