Welcome to a new addition to the blog!
Once a week we will be posting a few links to current events, research, and other physical activity-related news-worthy items going on around the country. To kick off our News & Reports category this week we have new research on the cost of distributing tailored information about physical activity online vs.…
By NPAP
As important as the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans are, we know that simply telling people what they should do will not necessarily enable them to act. So, in 2007 I was excited when colleagues at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encouraged me to coordinate the process of developing a National Physical Activity Plan for the U.S. …
By YMCA
A long time ago, I made a conscious decision to be more active and eat healthier over the holidays. I understand that this is something that many people have trouble doing, but by making increased physical activity part of a holiday tradition, it can actually become something that the whole family looks forward to.…
In October 2008, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) launched the first-ever Physical Activity Guidelines. Since then, HHS has built a network of Guidelines Supporters – in other words a group of over 3,200 entities that are committed to promoting the Guidelines across their stakeholders and constituencies.…