By IHRSA
Obesity is an American crisis. It’s official. We know this, not because of any proclamations from the arbiters of such titles, but because of the attention the issue is receiving from the most influential sectors in the country.
We are, as a nation, unequivocally, in crisis. And a crisis requires a change.…
By DoD DeCA
With May being National Physical Fitness Month the military community is holding its first Family Fun Fitness Festival. The Defense Commissary Agency has partnered with the exchanges and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation to offer customers savings, physical activity events, and health and wellness information. More than 180 installations worldwide have signed on to participate in commissary case lot sales, exchange sidewalk sales, morale, welfare, and recreation fitness events, healthy food demos, and prize giveaways.…
This week, we highlight reports on school-based physical activity, as well as the cost-effectiveness of print vs. electronic physical activity information:
The Association Between School-Based Physical Activity, Including Physical Education, and Academic Performance (Source: CDC) Literature review and policy implications.
Cost Analysis of Internet vs. Print Interventions for Physical Activity Promotion (Source: Psychology of Sport and Exercise/PubMed) Researchers estimate break-even points for print vs.…
By PCFSN
Image courtesy of the President’s Challenge
Providing low cost, readily accessible tools that organizations and individuals can use to help children increase their levels of physical activity can be a challenge, but it’s one the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports’ (PCPFS) President’s Challenge program is ready to meet. …