Letters
WHO’s goal for physical activity
Getting sedentary people moving through active travel
BMJ 2015; 350 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h725 (Published 18 February 2015) Cite this as: BMJ 2015;350:h725
- Anthony A Laverty, research fellow1,
- Thiago Hérick de Sá, PhD student2,
- Carlos A Monteiro, professor2,
- Christopher Millett, National Institute for Health Research professor of public health1
- 1Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London W6 8RP, UK
- 2Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- a.laverty{at}imperial.ac.uk
We welcome the recent focus on whether current international physical activity targets are appropriate given that the largest health benefits come from increasing activity in the most sedentary.1 2 In the discussion on how to increase physical activity, however, walking and cycling for travel (active travel) received only a perfunctory mention. Sparling and colleagues recommend activities such as …
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