10 Tips To Healthy Eating and Physical Activity For You
Get on track now by learning to eat right and building physical activity into your daily routine. Click to download: PDF or HTML (This publication is out of print but may be downloaded. If you are unable to download please send us an e-mail via our contact page or call 202-690-9000.)
Active & Healthy Schools Program
Addressing Barriers to Fitness and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities (PDF: 811KB)
Call to Activity: Getting Kids Moving in the Great Outdoors
Encouraging youth participation in outdoor activities. Click or select to download: PDF (391KB) or HTML
Catch the Ball (Girls and women's fitness tips)
Get to know the benefits of girls' sports participation. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML (This publication is out of print but may be downloaded. If you are unable to download please send us an e-mail via our contact page or call 202-690-9000.)
Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging
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Exercise and Weight Control
Put more action into your life! Discover how regular activity can help control your weight. Learn how to calculate the calories burned by common activities. Get tips for starting and keeping up a regular exercise routine. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML (This publication is out of print but may be downloaded. If you are unable to download please send us an e-mail via our contact page or call 202-690-9000.)
Fast Facts About Sports Nutrition
These fast facts will show you the importance of everything from water to spinach. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML (This publication is out of print but may be downloaded. If you are unable to download please send us an e-mail via our contact page or call 202-690-9000.)
Get Fit and Be Active! A Handbook for Youths Ages 6-17
Learn a fun way to get in shape for the President's Challenge Youth Physical Fitness Awards program. Click to download: PDF
Get Moving America: May is Fitness Month
Help spread the word that regular activity can make you healthier and happier! Learn how you or your organization can plan, finance, and promote successful fitness events like an exercise fair, lecture, or road race. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML
Getting America Moving (PCPFS history)
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Healthy People 2010 -- Focus Area 22: Physical Activity and Fitness
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Healthy People 2010 Leading Health Indicators (LHI) (This publication is out of print but may be downloaded. If you are unable to download please send us an e-mail via our contact page or call 202-690-9000.)
Healthy People 2000/2010 — National Health Promotion Disease Prevention Objectives
Learn about national physical activity and fitness goals that strive to make all Americans more fit and healthy. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML (This publication is out of print but may be downloaded. If you are unable to download please send us an e-mail via our contact page or call 202-690-9000.)
Increasing Physical Activity in Individuals with Disabilities (PDF: 440KB)
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF): Individualized Exercise Prescriptions for People with Disabilities (PDF: 462KB)
Kids In Action (Fitness for children birth-5)
Get toddlers moving! Learn fun, adult-directed fitness activities for children from birth to 5 years old. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML
Life Advice: About...Your Child and Organized Sports
Attention soccer Moms, and Little League Dads and all parents ... Learn healthy ways to encourage your child to participate in organized sports. Get pointers on dealing with coaches, winning, losing and fair play. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML
Nolan Ryan Fitness Guide
Get great advice and inspiration from baseball legend Nolan Ryan. Design, track and maintain an exercise regimen, at any age. Discover helpful tips for overcoming common barriers like boredom or a busy schedule. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML (This publication is out of print but may be downloaded. If you are unable to download please send us an e-mail via our contact page or call 202-690-9000.)
PCPFS Physical Education Statement
PCPFS Research Digests
Pep Up Your Life: A Fitness Book for Mid-Life and Older Persons
Learn more than 35 convenient exercises to increase flexibility, strength and endurance. It's never too late to start a regular fitness routine! Click or select to download: PDF or HTML (This publication is out of print but may be downloaded. If you are unable to download please send us an e-mail via our contact page or call 202-690-9000.)
Peter D. Hart Research — American Attitudes Toward Physical Activity & Fitness, A National Survey
Find out about American attitudes toward physical activity and fitness. This national survey was prepared by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in conjunction with the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML (This publication is out of print but may be downloaded. If you are unable to download please send us an e-mail via our contact page or call 202-690-9000.)
Physical Activity and Sport in the Lives of Girls
Explore the benefits and hazards of girls' participation in sports, including the physical, psychological, social and educational effects. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML
Physical Activity Fact Sheet (Facts to accompany physical education statement)
President's Challenge Physical Activity and Fitness Awards Program Booklet, 2008-2009
The President's Challenge is a program that encourages all Americans to make being active part of their everyday lives. No matter what your activity and fitness level, the President's Challenge can help motivate you to improve. Click to download: PDF (11.05 MB)
President's Challenge Physical Activity and Fitness Awards Program Poster, 2008-2009 (PDF: 2.12 MB)
Questions Most Frequently Asked About Sports Nutrition
What diet is best for athletes? Do athletes have special nutritional needs? These and other questions are answered. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML
Rx: Physical Activity
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Stay Active and Be Fit!
A guide to fitness and activity fundamentals.
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Surgeon General's Report Fact Sheet: Adolescents and Young Adults
Explore the key facts, figures and benefits of physical fitness for adolescents and young adults. See how your community can encourage activity programs for this age group. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML
Surgeon General's Report Fact Sheet: Adults
Get the facts and figures on how adults can benefit from regular physical activity and fitness. Explore community initiatives that support adult programs. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML
Surgeon General's Report Fact Sheet: Older Adults
Discover the health impact of regular physical activity and fitness on older adults. See what your community can do to encourage seniors. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML
Surgeon General's Report Fact Sheet: Persons with Disabilities
Learn the benefits of regular physical activity and fitness for physically disabled individuals. Learn how your community can support programs for people with special needs. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML
Surgeon General's Report Fact Sheet: The Link Between Physical Activity and Morbidity and Mortality
See how much regular physical activity can improve health and reduce the risk of developing chronic disease. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML
Surgeon General's Report Fact Sheet: Women
See how women are affected by regular physical activity and fitness. Includes suggestions for communities to encourage programs for women. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML
Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health - Executive Summary
Are Americans physically fit and active? Review current research on the role physical activity plays in disease prevention and health promotion. Learn how efforts to increase physical activity among Americans are faring. For full report, see www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/contents.htm. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML
Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health - Full Report
Walking Works
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Winning Nutrition for Athletes
Learn what to eat and drink to keep you going on the court or the field. Click or select to download: PDF or HTML
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