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Get Active: Quick Guide to Healthy Living People of all ages benefit from exercise. It doesn’t matter how out-of-shape you feel or how long you have been inactive.... Details > National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Physical Activity For Everyone This page links to information about the importance of physical activity, recommendations for physical activity, and measuring physical activity intensity.... Details > National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention President's Challenge Physical Activity and Fitness Award Program   The President's Challenge is a program designed to help you get fit. No matter what your fitness level, the President's Challenge can help you improve it.... Details > President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports 4 Girls Health This site, part of HHS' National Women's Health Information Center, provides girls ages 10-16 with information on fitness, nutrition, stress management, disabilities, chronic illness, relationships wi... Details > National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Active at Any Size Very large people face special challenges in trying to be active. If you are a very large person, you can still be physically active. This booklet provides information to help you start being more act... Details > Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Active Children, Active Families. A Helpful Guide for Asian American Parents and Caregivers Also available in: Vietnamese This multilingual brochure provides tips for parents to encourage children to be physically active. They include ideas to make activity part of a daily routine, use television time wisely, and advocat... Details > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Active Children, Active Families. A Helpful Guide for Native American and Alaskan Native Parents and Caregivers This brochure, specifically written for Native Americans and Alaskan Natives, provides tips for parents to encourage children to be physically active. The tips include ideas to make activity part of a... Details > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Activity Log   Keep a record of your physical activities with this diary.... Details > President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Activity Tracker This tool lets you set your physical activity goals, enter and save your physical activity on a calendar, track and view a graph of your progress, and earn a certificate for reaching your goals.... Details > U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Aim for A Healthy Weight!: Information for Patients and the Public These guidelines from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute present a new approach for the assessment of overweight and obesity and establish principles of safe and effective weight loss. Calc... Details > National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health