A healthy 32-year-old man wants to start a fitness program to increase his muscle tone and muscle strength.What advice should the nurse offer him? "The U.S.Department of Health and Human Services recommends:

A) That exercising even once a week is sufficient"
B) 30 minutes or more of moderate-intensity physical activity three times a week"
C) 1 hour, three times a week of moderate-intensity physical activity"
D) 150 to 300 minutes or more of moderate-intensity physical activity per week"

Moderate-intensity

A level of physical activity or exercise that raises the heart rate and induces sweating while allowing an individual to maintain a conversation.

Muscle Tone

The continuous and passive partial contraction of the muscles, or the muscle's resistance to passive stretch during resting state.

Physical Activity

Physical activity encompasses any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure, including activities undertaken while working, playing, traveling, and engaging in recreational pursuits.