This week, we highlight efforts that communities in California and Utah are taking to increase physical activity among all residents:

 

City of Palm Springs to participate in 2009 Desert Fitness Challenge (Source:  The Desert Sun News)   Schools and communities in California are engaged in a friendly competition to increase physical activity among students and residents.

 

Utah cities starting to consider lifestyles when approving developments (Source:  The Salt Lake Tribune News)  Utah communities are considering healthier city planning policies. 

 

Does your community promote physical activity? …

This week we explore anti-aging effects, Wii Sport use in schools, and low rates of physical fitness in LA youth:

Exercise shows ‘biological clock’ (Source: UPI.com health News) – According to German researchers, long-term physical activity has an anti-aging effect on the body at the cellular level. Wii fitness schools (Source: WBIR.com…