Daily HealthBeat Tip

A bit more active

From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, I�m Ira Dreyfuss with HHS HealthBeat.

Thirty minutes of moderate activity on most if not all days of the week. That�s the least we should do for good health. But survey data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show more than half of us don�t do it. In 2003, only about 46 percent of us at least met the minimum.

However, America did improve � about sixth-tenths of a percentage point � from 2001. So the CDC�s Dr. Sanjeeb Sapkota says the findings offer hope. He also offers ideas on how people can get more active:

"They could start by activities they enjoy most and they are comfortable with, such as being more active in household work � vacuuming, cleaning, working in the yard. They could also play with family members � children � more often; take them out for a walk after dinner." (13 seconds)

Learn more at www.hhs.gov.

HHS HealthBeat is a production of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I'm Ira Dreyfuss.

Last revised: December 2, 2005

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