Canadian physical activity guidelines for adults: are Canadians aware?

The present study evaluated awareness of the 2011 Canadian Physical Activity (PA) Guidelines for Adults and assessed correlates. Reported awareness of the PA guidelines was 12.9% (204/1586) of the total sample surveyed. Over half (55%) self-reported meeting PA guidelines of ≥150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous PA per week. Awareness of PA guidelines was significantly related to participants’ level of PA (χ2 (1) = 30.63, p< 0.001, φ = –0.14), but not to any demographic variables.The accepted manuscript in pdf format is listed with the files at the bottom of this page. The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the manuscript may differ slightly between what is listed on this page and what is listed in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript; that in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript is what was submitted by the author