Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Many countries, including Canada, have created 24-hour movement guidelines. These guidelines include light activities such as standing and walking, as well as moderate to vigorous physical activity, sleep, and the reduction of sedentary behaviours. Multiple research projects have shown that meeting 24-hour movement guidelines, and even small increases in daily movement, can raise self-esteem, and lower stress, depression and anxiety levels.
Walking meetings anyone?
Learn more:
- Bravata, D.M., Watts, S.A., Keefer, A.L. et al. Prevalence, Predictors, and Treatment of Impostor Syndrome: a Systematic Review. J GEN INTERN MED 35, 1252–1275 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05364-1
- Sampasa-Kanyinga H, Lien A, Hamilton HA and Chaput J-P (2022) Canadian 24-h Movement Guidelines, Life Stress, and Self-Esteem Among Adolescents. Front. Public Health 10:702162. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.702162
- Ye, Xinxin, Qin, Zhuzhu, Liu, Huanju, Tao, Yining, Ye, Wan, Zhong, Yanxia, Shu, Li, Jiang, Ruizhe, Huang, Cong, Assessing the Association Between Meeting New 24-h Movement Guidelines and Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Chinese Medical Students: A Multicenter Study, Depression and Anxiety, 2025, 8848293, 12 pages, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1155/da/8848293
