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Fitness: Staying Active
If you would like more information on staying active, the following resources are available:
Organizations
| America on the Move: Steps to a Healthier Life | |
| Phone: | 1-800-807-0077 |
| Web Address: | www.americaonthemove.org |
America On the Move offers free, personalized online resources, interactive tools, community support, and events. This program helps you build eating and activity habits that positively affect your weight and health. | |
| National Health Information Center: HealthierUS.gov | |
| P.O. Box 1133 | |
| Washington, DC 20013-1133 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-336-4797 (301) 565-4167 |
| Email: | info@nhic.org |
| Web Address: | www.healthierus.gov |
HealthierUS.gov provides information on physical activity, diet, disease prevention, and making healthy choices. | |
| Shape Up America! | |
| P.O. Box 15009 Native Dancer Road | |
| North Potomac, MD 20878 | |
| Phone: | (240) 715-3900 |
| Email: | info@shapeup.org |
| Web Address: | www.shapeup.org |
Shape Up America! is a national coalition of industry and medical experts in nutrition and fitness. Its goals are to make Americans more aware of the importance of maintaining a healthy weight and to provide information about how to lose weight and stay fit. The organization has published several booklets on weight loss and diet, which can be ordered from the Web site. | |
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Fitness: Staying Active
| By: | Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: August 4, 2010 |
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Heather Chambliss, PhD - Exercise Science | |
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