1．Key members

Head	Rei Ono
Research coordinator	Takashi Nakagata
Technical assistant	Sakura Koriyama
Office administrator	Junko Takeuchi, Yoko Aoki

2．Background and objectives

　It has been reported that improving physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior are related to good health outcomes. Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior have been published by many countries and academic societies, including the WHO. In Japan, the " Physical Activity and Exercise Guide for Health Promotion 2023" was published in January 2024. Recently, improvements in measurement technology have made it possible to measure physical activity and sedentary behavior in detail non-invasively, and the relationship between physical activity/sedentary behavior, and health outcomes have become more detail. On the other hand, it is also fact that the misconceptions between devices in various measurement devices are becoming larger, resulting in large differences in numerical targets.

3．Overview of our research

I. As a hub for universities and research institutes, to generate further evidence on physical activity/sedentary behavior, and health
II. To contribute to the development of guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior by reviewing the evidence, and to practice research and support for social implementation
III. To develop new measuring devices and manage its accuracy
IV. To contribute to the promotion of national health through the analysis of step counts and exercise habits from the National Health and Nutrition Survey.

【Link】
・Physical Activity and Exercise Guide for Health Promotion 2023
　 　https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/001194020.pdf（In Japanese）
・Japanese version WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour
　　 https://www.nibiohn.go.jp/eiken/info/pdf/WHO_undo_guideline2020.pdf （In Japanese）

Laboratory of Physical Activity Guideline

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