Participants in the study wore accelerometers (pedometer equivalents) to measure their daily physical activity and exertion. Three measures of MVPA were counted: total minutes of activity, five-minutes or more of activity and 10 minutes or more of activity. "Does it matter whether that total physical activity was in bouts or not bouts?" It's the total physical activity that matters." Those guidelines recommend they should exercise in bouts of 10 minutes or more, but the study indicates this may not be necessary.

Source: CBC News March 30, 2018 07:52 UTC