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Health NewsPhysical Activity Lowers Heart Disease Risk Pedometer Pushes People to Walk More Exercise Cuts Breast Cancer Risk Search Results 1–10 of 58 Web Pages | Next > | Show All | See Categories and Related Topics Get Active: Quick Guide to Healthy LivingPeople 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 ServicesPhysical Activity For EveryoneThis 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 PreventionPresident'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 Sports4 Girls HealthThis 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 ServicesActive at Any SizeVery 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 DiseasesActive Children, Active Families. A Helpful Guide for Asian American Parents and CaregiversAlso available in: VietnameseThis 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 ServicesActive Children, Active Families. A Helpful Guide for Native American and Alaskan Native Parents and CaregiversThis 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 ServicesActivity Log Keep a record of your physical activities with this diary.... Details >President's Council on Physical Fitness and SportsActivity TrackerThis 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 ServicesAmerican College of Sports Medicine: Brochures 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 >American College of Sports Medicine
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