Here’s the type and amount of exercise you need, WHO advises

WRAL – Kristen Rogers and Jacqueline Howard

While we’re all cooped up during the pandemic, the World Health Organization wants you to exercise.

The organization released new physical activity guidelines recommending that adults get at least 150 minutes — that’s 2.5 hours — of moderate to vigorous physical activity weekly.

The WHO’s new physical activity recommendations come at a time when the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world — and being overweight or obese has been associated with an increased risk of severe illness and hospitalization from Covid-19.

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