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Reasons pages:
10 Healthy Ideas:
1. Drink water
2. Stop smoking
3. Walk after eating
4. Floss your teeth
5. Use the stairs
6. Play a sport
7. Take vitamins
8. Go dancing
9. One less cookie
10. Stretch daily
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Reasons: Benefits of Physical Fitness
Being physically fit brings many significant health and monetary benefits, both to the individual and to
our society.
- About 950,000 Americans die of cardiovascular disease each year, which amounts to one
death every 33 seconds.
- Although heart disease and stroke are often thought to affect men and older people primarily,
it is also a major killer of women and people in the prime of life.
- About 61 million Americans (almost one-fourth of the population) have some form of cardiovascular disease.
- Coronary heart disease is a leading cause of premature, permanent disability among working adults.
- Stroke alone accounts for the disability of more than 1 million Americans.
- Almost 6 million hospitalizations each year are due to cardiovascular disease.
- In the US, 60% of the population has a weight problem.
- “Morbidly Obese” is clinically defined as being 100 pounds or more overweight. In our population,
the number of morbidly obese people is increasing every year.
The President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports
The following activities are listed at
President's Challenge, a program of the President's Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports to encourage an active lifestyle. Any additional exercise is a step in the right direction!
Aerobics
Archery
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Baton Twirling
Bicycling
Billiards
Bowling
Boxing/Kickboxing
Calisthenics
Canoeing
Cardio Machines
Cheerleading
Children's Games
Circuit Training
Cricket
Croquet
Cross Country Skiing
Curling
Dancing
Darts
Diving
Downhill Skiing
Fencing
Fishing
Football
Frisbee
Gardening
Golf
Gymnastics
Hacky Sack
Handball
Hang Gliding
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Hiking/Backpacking
Hockey
Home Repair
Horseback Riding
Horseshoe Pitching
Household Tasks
Hunting
Inline Skating
Jai Alai
Juggling
Kayaking
Lacrosse
Lawn Bowling
Lifting/Hauling
Marching
Martial Arts
Motor Cross
Mountain Biking
Mountain Climbing
Orienteering
Paddleball
Pedometer
Pilates
Polo
Racquetball
Rock Climbing
Roller Skating
Rope Jumping
Rowing
Rugby
Running
Sailing
Scuba Diving
Shuffleboard
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Skateboarding
Skating
Ski Jumping
Skimobiling
Sky Diving
Sledding
Snorkeling
Snowmobiling
Snowshoeing
Soccer
Softball
Squash
Stationary Bike
Stretching
Surfing
Swimming
Table Tennis
Tai Chi
Tennis
Track & Field
Trampoline
Trap & Skeet
Unicycling
Volleyball
Walking
Wallyball
Water Aerobics
Water Jogging
Water Polo
Water Skiing
Weight Training
Whitewater Rafting
Wrestling
Yoga
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No excuses! No matter where you are:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Charlotte, Atlanta, Miami,
Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Houston, Minneapolis, Dallas, New Orleans, Mobile, Nashville,
Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Montreal, Toronto
...and all towns in between!
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