Physical Activity

Why is it important for me to be active? Physical activity can provide immediate benefits. Physical activity can help to boost your mood, reduce stress, improve sleep, and sharpen your focus — benefits that can be especially important during stressful times. Physical activity can also help you live a longer, healthier life by reducing the risk of many common chronic diseases, like type 2 diabetes and some cancers...

Move Your Way is the promotional campaign for the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Now, ODPHP is making it easy to customize Move Your Way resources through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) State and Community Health Media Center. The Move Your Way campaign offers easy-to-understand physical activity resources in English and Spanish, including fact sheets, posters, videos, and interactive tools...

By: Shauna Rohbock, PCSFN Council Member and Olympic Silver Medalist in Bobsled February 5, 2020 marks the 34th anniversary of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. This year’s theme is “Lead Her Forward.” Annually, this observance celebrates the accomplishments of girls and women in sports, and provides us with the chance to highlight the importance of girls and women having equal access and opportunities to participate in sports...

Today, ODPHP is excited to announce the members of the 2020-2021 President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition Science Board. This group of academic and medical experts will provide the Council with a solid scientific foundation in youth sports research.