The Be Active Your Way (BAYW) Blog is now archived. The BAYW Blog offered insights from health and physical activity professionals about translating the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans into practice.
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Participating in sports is a great way to stay active and develop a multitude of skills from teamwork and discipline to self-respect. However, playing safe is critical to not only staying in the game today, but also throughout life. While athletic participation is on the rise, so is the incidence of youth and childhood sports injuries.…
This week, we highlight community-level efforts to increase physical activity opportunities for the less-financially-fortunate:
Detroit non-profit opens green gym (Source: PR Newswire) The nation’s first gym for the homeless provides physical activity opportunities, job opportunities, and an alternative power source.
Programs pay wellness fees (Source: The Daily Sentinel news) A tri-county area in Ohio offers a “Silver Sneakers” program, complete with free physical activity classes for older adults with limited financial resources.…
The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans provided the nation with an airtight scientific case for whya person should make exercise a top priority. The case is unchallenged and polls show that the health benefits of exercise are generally acknowledged by an overwhelming majority of Americans. Nevertheless, research suggests that most Americans are not active enough to actually reap the benefits.…