Physical Activity - Recommendations from the Directorate of Health

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The Directorate of Health in Iceland is the government's professional advisor on physical activity and publishes recommendations in collaboration with the leading experts in the field of physical activity in Iceland.

The Icelandic physical activity guidelines are issued in February 2024 in collaboration by the Directorate of Health, the Icelandic Healthcare Development Center, the University of Iceland, the University of Reykjavík and the University of Akureyri. The guidelines are based, among other things, on guidelines from the World Health Organization that were published in 2020 and guidelines published by the United States and other Nordic countries.

The guidelines are issued for the following groups: children, adults, older adults, children and adults with disabilities and for pregnancy and after birth.

The main objective of the Directorate of Health in Iceland in the field of physical activity is to promote physical activity and limit sedentary behaviour for all ages in accordance with the guidelines for physical activity.