The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports - 50th Anniversary Partners

911 Fitness promotes and integrates education, and practical applications of fundamental exercise to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health, and quality of life for police officers, firefighters and the general public. Due to the chaotic nature of the Police and Fire profession, a unique approach is necessary to facilitate practical fitness programs to meet each person's goals. Their demanding, often hazardous schedules, compounded by everyday stresses, make it difficult to adhere to traditional exercise curriculums. Therefore, 911 Fitness aims to disclose the tools necessary to develop healthier, stronger public servants.

Once a year, 911 Fitness promotes a National Fitness Challenge for Police & Firefighters to lose fat and gain muscle in 12-weeks.

The team with the best results within their region wins $5,000. Each region will have a winning team. The Challenge has an 8 year history of transforming the bodies of thousands of police & firefighters.

911 Fitness will promote "Get Moving" by encouraging the competitors to get their families involved by visiting the President's website and taking a proactive role in their community. We will include the President's Mission inside the Welcome kit each of our competitors receive. We can also include a link to your website, next to our on-line registration section.

AEA is dedicated to getting people active in 2006! Our mission is to reach the public, all ages and abilities through increased awareness in aquatic fitness & exercise programming. The water provides a wonderful environment for so many and it is time for the United States to take the plunge to aquatic vertical exercise! AEA will offer workout ideas, exercise tips, articles and information for free through the website and will offer educational programming and training nationwide to get all professionals in our industry to help spread the word on the benefits of aquatic fitness and exercise for ANY BODY!!!

The Aquatic Therapy & Rehab Institute, Inc. (ATRI) is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the professional development of healthcare professionals involved with aquatic therapy. ATRI offers continuing education courses at conferences and workshops that will advance the knowledge and skills of the aquatic therapist. ATRI provides information to the public on aquatic therapy topics and works with organizations whose members are healthcare professionals to serve them in the area of aquatic therapy. Activities: Educational Seminars and Workshops

Cardio Tennis is a great way to “Get America Moving.” Offered in approximately 1000 public and private facilities throughout America, participants are constantly moving in a series of high energy drills taught by a certified tennis professional.

To give everyone a chance to try Cardio Tennis, in the month of June, you will be able to Try Cardio Tennis for FREE! at over 500 participating facilities. Just go to CardioTennis.com for more information on Cardio Tennis. News on the Try for FREE program will be posted in the month of May.

Easter Seal's mission is to create solutions that change the lives of children and adults with disabilities or other special needs and their families. Easter Seals has been helping individuals with developmental disabilities and special needs and their families live better lives for over 80 years. Each center provides top quality, family focus, and innovative services designed to meet the specific needs of it's community. As a non-profit organization, Easter Seals provides its high quality services at costs that are affordable to families in need.

We are designing a Movement Program to serve children ages 3 & 4. Research is showing that the early years is a prime opportunity to ensure that children have ample opportunities to explore movement through music. The music & movement experience can enhance learning, listening, and literacy and can promote opportunities for social, creative and emotional success.

Express Train Fitness for Men is dedicated to providing men a complete Fitness & Health program that is easily incorporated into today’s busy lifestyles. Our program is designed to get men moving and taking stock of their fitness and lifestyle habits that are contributing to the increases in obesity, heart disease and other related issues plaguing men today. Our goal is simple - show men how to exercise and achieve their fitness goals while making small changes in their lifestyles that will put them on a continued track of increased health and wellness.

Express Train Fitness for Men will promote the President’s Challenge by encouraging our local communities to get involved in health and fitness through sponsored events. Although we are geared towards men’s health in particular, we have developed a relationship with women’s fitness centers to educate everyone on the benefits of proper exercise and nutrition. We are in the process of planning a local Health Fair to educate and encourage participation in physical activities as well as to provide education on health and nutrition.

Our members will become “ambassadors” to spread the “Get Moving” program to family and friends across America.

Faith in Action of Upper Pinellas, Inc. (FIAUP), a not-for-profit, non-sectarian agency, has been serving the area’s older adults and persons with disabilities since 1995. The FIAUP mission is to assist with services that enable the care receivers to remain independent in their own homes and remain connected to the community. FIAUP serves Upper Pinellas County communities including Largo, Safety Harbor, Clearwater, Dunedin, Palm Harbor and Tarpon Springs without restriction to age, income, race, religion, national origin, language, sex, sexual preference or physical handicap. The primary providers of the services are volunteers, neighbors helping neighbors in need of assistance.

Faith in Action, Strong For Life will continue to promote physical activity by engaging even larger numbers of elderly and young-old in our community to be involved in our muscle-strengthening program, but more specifically The President’s Challenge.

We will continue to inform and educate our community in regards to sarcopenia (muscle wasting) in the elderly and the untreated outcome that this condition will have on the quality of life and independence of our seniors.

We will use various forms of media to get the word out including local as well as independent televisions stations who will have the option of re-airing previously shown tapes on muscle strengthening and the elderly, or attempt to integrate segments of previously aired videos with additional footage on The President’s Challenge. We will document recent articles on muscle-strengthening taken from NIA, The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and NIH to include in press releases, and our ongoing muscle-strengthening programs will be invited to take The President’s Challenge with their friends and neighbors.

We will continue with our on-going efforts to enlist more groups--churches, civic organizations, local businesses and the health community at large. One newsletter will be entirely devoted to The President’s Challenge and the people, places and things which will motivate, assist and empower our community to make choices to assist them on their journey to be reintegrated and powerful members of our community.

We hope to further engage our youth groups in intergenerational outreach to our home-bound elderly. Local youth groups who participate in assisting the elderly as part of their community service projects will be invited to buddy-up with someone to help monitor activities or document the activities on their computers for those seniors who aren't computer savvy or who do not own a computer.

Investor’s In America’s Future, Inc. was incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia on January 14,1997 as a not for profit corporation. The mission of Investors In America’s Future is…Building A Stronger Nation with a vision to…Restore Our Nation’s Families and Rebuild Our Quality Of Life. In 1992 I created the media personality called the Today’s Optimist to be recognized as a corporate spokesperson, with the strategic business objectives of promoting companies that are truly striving to make a difference in our Nation’s Families and Communities. I've also developed innovative marketing concepts targeted to build market share and corporate goodwill through synergy, including reality based advertising commercials featuring the Today’s Optimist and fund-raising events such as... Power Movements and the American City Work Out Tour.

My objective is to launch a national public relations campaign in May using PSA’s to promote the 50th Anniversary of the President’s Council On Physical Fitness and Sports. At the same time introduce a new concept in fitness, that I developed called Power Movements. My campaign would also be a great opportunity to promote the other 50th Anniversary Partners that are participating in this year’s celebration by also promoting their scheduled events. Get ready the...American City Work Out Tour is coming to a city near you.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has on-site physical fitness facilities for employee use at all its centers throughout the U.S. These centers are staffed with trained professionals and provide a wide range of exercise equipment and free weights. All provide personal consultation on designing an exercise program, and offer exercise, nutrition, healthy living and weight loss classes. One center has a formalized program for promoting exercise for employees with disabilities. Centers compete in intercenter run/fun walks and safety and health day activities. Additional information is available at: http://ohp.nasa.gov.

We provide quality wellness programs and facilities for employees of the Orange County Board of County Officials and Orange County Elected Officials.

During the month of May we will distribute healthy snacks on “Wellness Wednesdays” along with nutrition information at our Wellness Facilities. During “Wellness Week,” May 15th - 20th, we will offer special events daily during lunch and after work. These special events will include physical activities and static informational displays on health topics along with presentations from health promotion organizations. Employees will be rewarded with t-shirts and incentive prizes for participation. A proclamation by the Orange County Board of County Commission designating May as National Physical Fitness & Sports Month is also planned. Orange County Government is also an America On The Move/Florida On the Move local partner.

The Power of Prevention through Fitness and Nutrition (POPTFN) initiative brings endocrinologists into the sixth grade classroom to give students a presentation on the importance of achieving sound nutrition, eating appropriate portion sizes, and different ways to accomplish physical activity. Once the presentation is given, the school’s teacher is provided with materials to incorporate the POP activities and ideas into their curriculum. The students that participate in POP are given a pedometer, an “Rx for physical activity” for 60 minutes of physical activity (developed in partnership with the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports), and a POP magazine filled with lots of fun games and recipes for children.

The S.A.F.E. Foundation is currently in pre-production for a new children’s exercise video that will be geared for children ages 2-8. The thirty minute video will feature “The JellyBean Sprouts” kids entertaining kids with original music and movement activities to encourage a healthy lifestyle. The movement exercises will be geared in a dance instruction format for both boys and girls. Auditions for participants will be in the Miami-Dade area. The video will be made available to schools, libraries and other children’s organizations. In addition the JellyBean Sprouts will be touring the South Florida area in special presentation entitled The JellyBean Sprouts: Get Moving! All participants will be encouraged to log on to a specially created website to post their photos and comments.