Assessing care providers’ perceptions and beliefs about physical activity in infants and toddlers: baseline findings from the Baby NAP SACC study

Table 2 Provider-perceived daily activity requirements for infants and toddlers

Perceived daily activity requirements	Number of providers (%)
Perceived daily activity requirements	For infants¹	For toddlers²
1-15 minutes	27 (14.7)	0 (0)
16-30 minutes	47 (25.5)	19 (10.1)
31-45 minutes	40 (21.7)	32 (16.9)
46-60 minutes	34 (18.5)	52 (27.5)
61-90 minutes	17 (9.2)	30 (15.9)
91-120 minutes	6 (3.3)	30 (15.9)
121-150 minutes	13 (7.1)	26 (13.8)

¹184 infant care providers answered the question: “How many minutes of physical activity should infants 0-12 months of age get each day?”; ²189 toddler care providers answered the question: “How many minutes of physical activity should toddlers 12-24 months of age get each day?”.

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