To support the national goal of better health through physical activity, CDC’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Program has developed KidsWalk-to-School. This is a community-based program that aims to increase opportunities for daily physical activity by encouraging children to walk to and from school in groups accompanied by adults.At the same time, the program advocates for [...]

I’m sure you’ve heard it before but now we’re going to explain it.  Understanding why fitness is important is the key to getting started.  People need to exercise because we eat way too much and do not move around enough to burn the calories that we eat. To keep healthy, our heart needs to be [...]

They didn’t name it the Sony Walkman for nothing.  Many of us enjoy the distraction of listening to the radio, MP3 players, cassettes, CDs, or iPods while walking.  When walking with a friend you may enjoy your conversation rather than music but for those times when you’re walking alone, you may want to take along [...]