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Table 1 National physical activity recommendations in the WHO European Region, by publication year of the most recent version and population group

From: National physical activity recommendations: systematic overview and analysis of the situation in European countries

Countries

Publication year

 

Children/young people

Adults

Older adults/elderly

Austria [27]

2010

2010

2010

Belgium [28]

2007

2007

 

Denmark [29]

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

Estonia [30]

 

2006*

 

Finland [31,32]

2005, 2008

  

France [33]

2001*§

2001*§

 

Hungary°

   

Iceland [34]

2008*§

2008*§

2008*§

Ireland [35]

2009

2009

2009

Lithuania°

   

Luxembourg [36]

n.s.

n.s.

 

Malta [37]

2010

2009

 

Netherlands [38]

2005*§

2005*§

2005*§

Norway [26]

2004

2004

 

Romania°

   

Russian Federation [39]

 

2011*§

 

Slovenia [40]

 

2007

 

Sweden [26]

2004

2004

 

Switzerland [41]

2006*§

1999*§

 

Turkey [42]

 

2010

 

United Kingdom [43]

2011

2011

2011

  1. n.s. = year not specified in the document, *document only available in national language, §national language information could be included into the analysis, °a recommendation was reported in the country information template but could not be retrieved for analysis.