By ACSM
Antronette Yancey, MD-Creator of Instant Recess™, Meb Keflezighi-American marathon champion, Robert Sallis, MD, FACSM-Chair of Exercise is Medicine™
This is my last post as president of the American College of Sports Medicine (Tom Best, M.D., Ph.D., takes office at the conclusion of our 57th Annual Meeting, June 2-5 in Baltimore).…
This week, we highlight ways different American communities are bring us closer to meeting the National Physical Activity Plan’s goal that one day, all Americans will be physically active and they will live, work, and play in environments that facilitate regular physical activity. In the news:
America’s 50 Largest Metro Areas Get Their Annual Physical (Fox News) For the third straight year, the Washington, D.C.,…
By NCPPA
One of my favorite quotes from the movie Sea Biscuit is, “This is not the finish line, my friends. This is the start of the race.” I consider May 3, 2010 – the day that the Nation’s first Physical Activity Plan was launched – as the start of the race to increase the number of American’s striving to achieve the amount of physical activity recommended for their demographic in the National Physical Activity Guidelines. …
This week, we discuss efforts to increase physical activity among youth via private partnerships, state funding opportunities, and federal legislation:
American Heart Association and Nintendo Join Forces to Promote Healthy Living Through Active-Play Video Games (Source: Businesswire.com) Concern over children’s health spurs non-traditional partnership between AHA and Nintendo.
Pennsylvania Announces Active Schools Grant Program in Elementary Schools for 2010-11 School Year (Source: PRNewswire.com) …