Senior Health Connection news letter Intermountain McKay-Dee Hospital Center August 2008 What is Physical Activity? Physical activity simply means movement of the body that uses energy. Walking, gardening, briskly pushing a baby stroller, climbing the stairs, or dancing the night away are all good examples of being active. For health benefits, physical activity should be moderate or vigorous and add up to at least 30 minutes a day Some Examples of moder-ate physical activity include: Walking briskly (about 3 1/2 miles per hour) Hiking Gardening/yard work Dancing Golf (walking and carrying clubs) Bicycling (less than 10 miles per hour) Weight training (general light workout) Some physical activities are not intense enough to help you meet the recommendations. Although you are moving, these activities do not increase your heart rate and should not be counted towards your 30 minutes a day (source: USDA) Recipe: Poppy Seed Fruit Salad 1/3 cup Kraft Creamy Poppy seed dressing 1/3 cup strawberry low-fat yogurt 2 cups halved strawberries 2 cups seedless green grapes 2 medium kiwi, peeled, sliced 1 small cantaloupe, sliced 1 small honeydew melon, sliced Mix dressing and yogurt until well blended. Arrange fruit decoratively on platter. Serve with the dressing mixture. 12 servings, 2/3 cups each Calories: 110 Total fat: 2.5 g Carbs: 21 g 69