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Shape Up America! For fitness assessments, personalized exercise programs, and tips on how to improve your eating habits and lose weight, visit the Shape Up America! website at www.shapeup.org. Shape Up America! is a national initiative founded by former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop to promote increased physical activity and healthy weight maintenance among Americans. The Shape Up America! web site provides a variety of resources to help individuals achieve their weight and fitness goals. The web site features various centers that viewers can access at no cost:
Other sections of the web site include the library, professional, and media areas. These sections provide educational materials for consumers, publications for professionals, press releases for the media, and other related links. s
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