Written by Shellie Pfohl, Executive Director of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month! President Obama has encouraged the nation to engage in regular physical activity and sport participation this month and we can’t wait to see how everyone rises up to this challenge.…

#MoveInMay: How Movement Made Me; Celebrating National Physical Fitness & Sports Month – President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month! Today the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition is holding its annual meeting. Check out this post by Council Member and Olympian Allyson Felix on the importance of movement during the school day. …

This Physical Fitness & Sports Month we’re reminded, through a recent CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, to recognize the importance of physical activity among adults with disabilities. More than 21 million U.S. adults 18-64 years old have a disability. Did you know that these adults are three times more likely than adults without disabilities to have heart disease, stroke, diabetes, or cancer?…