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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
This page links to information about the importance of physical activity, recommendations for physical activity, and measuring physical activity intensity.... Details >
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 >
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 >
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
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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
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
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 >
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) works to spread the benefits of physical activity. This page links to a variety of ACSM health and fitness brochures for anyone with an interest in sport... Details >