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  • Glossary item | Last updated: 03 Feb 2021

Physical Activity

'Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure'. This includes 'activities undertaken while working, playing, carrying out household chores, travelling, and engaging in recreational pursuits'.