Get Fit With US - America's Public Lands and Waters

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Get Fit with US is a communication campaign that promotes nature-based physical activity.

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4 Lets Expand the Traditional Definition of "Exercise" to Include Outdoor Recreation Activities

  • Research suggests that the greatest potential to increase physical activity is through leisure activities such as play, recreation, sport and contact with nature. Godbey, G., Payne, L.L., Ortega-smith, E. Increasing physical activity among older adults.
  • Children who have positive outdoor experiences are more likely to adopt a recreation activity and maintain it over their lifetime. Harris interactive poll. Exploring the outdoor lifestyle, January 30, 2004.
5 Healthy Recreation Opportunities Abound on Public Lands and Waters

Inexpensive, entry level summer activities include:

  • Hiking
  • Mountain biking
  • Swimming
Inexpensive, entry level winter activities include:
  • Snow shoeing
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Sledding
6 Trails and Health – A Natural Connection

National trails day 2006 – American hiking society "trails and health – A natural connection"

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7 Partnership Opportunities Between Public Service Agencies, Private Partners, and Community Based Organizations

Get Fit with US represents a new approach for the U.S. Forest Service to engage their local communities.

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8 Get Fit with US Campaign Partners

  • Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
  • Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior
  • Outdoor Industry Association
    • Style Guide
    • First year startup funding for pilot projects.
9 Winter Snowshoe Naturalists
Logan, Utah

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Groomed Ski Trails

  • An AmeriCorps volunteer worked with Nordic United and Utah State University to groom cross-country ski trails Winter 2006.
  • 2000 users spent over 5000 hours recreating on the winter trail system.
  • Provided areas for Get Fit with US programs including snowshoeing, adaptive recreation, winter ecology, and learn to ski.

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11 Visitors Raved…

"The trails in the Sink Hollow area have the potential to be some of the best
groomed cross country trails in the intermountain region." Jerry Hughes, Logan

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12 Family Snowshoe Programs

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13 Forest Field Expeditions

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Common Ground Outdoor Adventures provides equipment and opportunities for folks of all abilities to enjoy America's Public Lands.

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15 Winter Trails Day 2006

Wasatch-Cache National Forest
North Logan, Utah

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16 Other Local Initiatives

Be Active Bitterroot program of Great Falls, Montana, the Indian Family Health Clinic is a member of the community coalition using Get Fit with US. www.getfitgreatfalls.org

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17 Other Local Initiatives

In Salt Lake City, Utah, a Get Fit with US project conducted by the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Snow sports Industries America and Cottonwoods Foundation provides first-time snowshoeing experiences during winter ecology field trips.

18 Building environmental stewardship of public lands through active volunteerism.

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