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Be Active - Physical Activity Resources
Department of Veterans Affairs Resources
Get Fit For Life Exercise DVD Companion Booklet
Find helpful hints, tips and tools to be active and get fit for life in this 20-page booklet. There is also an activity log for you to use.
Federal Government Resources
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2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
The Federal Government has issued its first-ever Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. They describe the types and amounts of physical activity that offer substantial health benefits to Americans.
Better Health and You: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity across Your Lifespan: Tips for Adults
26-page brochure on healthy eating and physical activity, featuring activity log and food diary examples for readers.
Energize Yourself and Your Family
20-page brochure created for African American women and their families provides information on the benefits of exercise and integrating it into their lives. It includes nutrition guidance on keeping track of serving sizes and reading food labels and also offers information on free healthy cookbooks.
HealthierUS.gov
HealthierUS.gov is a website supporting the President's HealthierUS initiative focusing on physical fitness, prevention, and nutrition and making healthy choices. It serves as a source of credible, accurate information to help Americans choose to live healthier lives.
Physical Activity for Everyone
This site provides visitors with an overview of the importance of physical activity and resources to encourage physical activity. It features a section on measuring physical activity intensity, a perceived exertion test, a metabolic equivalent level test, and lists of sample activities by intensity level. Also provides recommendations for physical activity and strength training for older adults section, and links to additional resources.
Recreation.gov
A partnership among Federal land management agencies to provide an easy-to-use website with information about all federal recreation areas, the site allows you to search for recreation areas by state, recreational activity, agency, or map. It also provides links to recreation maps, weather advisories, and sites where visitors can make advanced reservations for camp sites and tours.
SmallStep.gov
SmallStep.gov aims to prevent obesity by encouraging small dietary and physical activity changes in the form of 120 steps. The site includes the list of steps as well as success stories and tips. Website visitors can create an activity tracker to monitor their progress and sign up for a newsletter with tips and recipes.
Spanish
Your Guide to Physical Activity and Your Heart
This guide presents comprehensive and easy-to-understand information on the impact of physical activity on your heart as well as the power of physical activity to keep you healthy overall. The guide also addresses the many other benefits of regular physical activity like burning extra calories, building stamina, improving balance, strengthening your lungs, and boosting the way you feel. It includes sample walking and jogging programs, instructions for finding your target heart rate zone, ideas for making fitness a family affair, and an overview of the best physical activities for a healthy heart.
Non Federal Government Resources
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President's Challenge
A central component of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, the President's Challenge encourages all Americans to make being active part of their everyday lives. This website is the interactive component of that challenge and provides information for kids, teens, adults, seniors, teachers and physical activity advocates on how to register, track progress, calculate fitness and earn awards for meeting goals.
Take the President's Challenge: The Active Lifestyle and Presidential Champions Programs
This booklet gives an overview of the President's Challenge, provides information on using a pedometer, a six week activity log and an order form for awards and other Challenge materials.
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