The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the U.S. authority. The CDC states that healthy adults need to have at least 150 to 300 minutes per week (30 to 60 minutes 5 days a week) of moderate intensity physical activity.
The UK 2020 directive from the Chief Medical Officer is similar – 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity each week, in amounts of 10 minutes or more.
Physical activity for adults and older adults
The health benefits of being physically active are:
Improves sleep
Maintains a healthy weight
Manages stress
Improves quality of life
It is also thought to reduce the likelihood of:
Type II diabetes
Falls
Depression
Cardiovascular diseases
Joint and back pain
Cancers (colon and breast)
Here are a few resources you may like to try: