Physical activity includes all the movements produced by the muscles that ensure the body's mobility: biceps, abdominals... and increase energy expenditure. In this context, yoga and pilates are considered to be physical activities, and are even recommended to combat the sedentary lifestyle of non-sports enthusiasts. Yoga, on the other hand, is not considered a sport, as it does not meet the criteria of competition or improving physical fitness. However, practising yoga postures is still a very good form of physical exercise, recommended by the World Health Organization.

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For further information, we recommend that you consult :

- The Santé Publique France website, and its thematic dossier on sedentariness & physical activity

- The website of ANSES, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, and in particular its sedentary lifestyle and physical activity section.

- The WHO report, which unveiled its guidelines on physical activity and sedentariness in 2020