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Exercise recommendations for young people: an update

Lorraine Cale (Lorraine Cale is a lecturer in Physical Education in the Department of Physical Education, Sports Science and Recreation Management at Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.)
Jo Harris (Jo Harris is a senior lecturer in Physical Education in the Department of Physical Education, Sports Science and Recreation Management at Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.)

Health Education

ISSN: 0965-4283

Article publication date: 1 June 2001

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Abstract

This paper provides an update on the major developments in exercise recommendations for young people, and in particular, focuses on the most recent guidelines which have been developed in England by the Health Education Authority (HEA). The recommendations are contained within the HEA’s policy framework for the promotion of health‐enhancing physical activity for young people, Young and Active?, which aims to maximise the opportunity for participation in health‐enhancing physical activity. The paper discusses the practical application of the guidelines and provides ideas as to how they can be implemented by physical educators and health professionals. It proposes that the recommendations are more realistic, flexible, appealing and attainable than previous guidelines and that they signal significant progress in the field of exercise prescription for young people. However, cautions and messages highlighted in earlier reviews in the area still hold.

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Cale, L. and Harris, J. (2001), "Exercise recommendations for young people: an update", Health Education, Vol. 101 No. 3, pp. 126-138. https://doi.org/10.1108/09654280110387899

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