At-A-Glance Report

In the year 1996, through a report by the Surgeon General, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) created a report called At-A-Glance, that contains information regarding the benefits that physical activity has when regarding health issues that face people as well as how said physical activity impacts their life in a positive way. The report combines different information gathered over the years that includes information regarding demographics as well as information regarding how frequency and intensity affect the impact that physical activity has. The Center or Disease Control states that “This report brings together, for the first time, what has been learned about physical activity and health from decades of research.”
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I think this is great because not everybody in the world is the same, and fitness must be tailored to individual types of people, and it is a hard topic to generalize. For myself, I must reference the sections of the tect regarding teenagers, for example “Regular physical activity improves strength, builds lean muscle, and decreases body fat. It can build stronger bones to last a lifetime.” This knowledge is very valuable to me because it allows me to better tailor my fitness goals and allows me to understand what the long-term benefits are for being physically active. The most important elements that I have found in this text in regards to my person fitness, is the chart that compares different types of physical activities and what frequency is required to achieve a certain goal. I think this is very important because I allowed me to understand that I can do a less strenuous activity, but I must do it for a longer time to active the same effects as a more strenuous activity. Overall, I found this article very impactful on my understanding of the required and expec ted physical activity that I must do. After reading this report, I have gained an invaluable knowledge that much like the physical activity that I participate in know, will stick with my for my entire