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Use your muscles on purpose
- The plan
- When I put the kettle on, I'll do squats or push-ups against the counter until it boils.
- How you'll know
- Muscle work happened on a few days this week.
Why
The WHO recommends regular activity that works the muscles, for every age group World Health Organization, 2020.
If it doesn't fit
Carry the groceries in one trip, or play on the floor with a child.
Sources for this page
World Health Organization (Bull and colleagues) (2020). World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour.
Guideline: an expert panel weighed the evidence and made a recommendation.
What we use: Adults: 150 to 300 minutes of moderate or 75 to 150 minutes of vigorous activity a week; muscle-strengthening for all ages; some activity is better than none; sit less.
Checked Oct 11, 2026 · https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-102955 · DOI 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102955 · PubMed 33239350