Physical Activity News: February 2025

Issue 47 | February 2025 | {View as Webpage}

Your Monthly News and Updates from The Physical Activity Alliance (PAA)

Updates from the Physical Activity Alliance

The CEO Pledge for Physical Activity

The CEO Pledge for Physical Activity is a nationwide campaign inspiring leaders to adopt movement-friendly strategies that enhance employee health and productivity. The Pledge proudly supports the CDC's Active People, Healthy Nation^SM.

By signing the CEO Pledge, an organization leader commits to:

✔️ Adopting strategies that create a culture where physical activity is encouraged.

✔️ Leading by example by engaging in regular physical activity.

How to take action:

🏢 Are you a CEO, executive director, or organizational leader? Sign the CEO Pledge today.

📣 Not a leader but care about workplace wellness? Ask your leadership to sign! Learn More

New Resource! Physical Activity Fast Facts

We are happy to share with you this new resource: Physical Activity Fast Facts. This fact sheet highlights key statistics and research on the health, economic, and societal benefits of physical activity. View the Fact Sheet

It's Time to Move: Benefit Design

The Physical Activity Alliance in collaboration with Tivity Health and Alston & Bird recently held a roundtable on benefit design for supervised exercise therapy/physical activity. The roundtable was to gathered leading experts around developing an evidence-informed benefit design for supervised exercise therapy/physical activity benefit in private/public health care plans to optimize physical and mental health and well-being for all US beneficiaries. Read the Summary

Announcements, Releases, Reports, and Research

Move More, Age Well: Prescribing Physical Activity for Older Adults Read

Government Intervention Can Increase Access to Fitness, According to HFA Research Read

Associations Between Physical Fitness, Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Executive Function in Preschoolers Read

Health Benefits of Leisure-time Physical Activity by Socioeconomic Status, Lifestyle Risk, and Mental Health: a Multicohort Study Read

Physical Activity Assessment at Work

Employers are key stakeholders in inspiring a physically active nation. The two infographics provide employers with validated tools for measuring physical activity, physical fitness, and sedentary behavior. Infographic 1; Infographic 2

Physical Activity Rx Boosts Healthspan, Lifespan, Function Read

China to Prioritize Physical Education in Schools as Obesity Rates Rise Read

Exercise May Help Patients With Colon Cancer Live as Long as Those Who Never Had It Read

Small Amounts of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Are Associated with Big Reductions in Dementia Risk Read

Dancing Your Way to Fitness: Study Shows Health Benefits of Free-form Dance Are Comparable to Conventional Exercise Read

Upcoming Events + Activity In the News

2025 National Bike Summit March 11-13, Washington, DC More
The HFA Show 2025 March 12-15, Las Vegas, NV More
Active Living Conference 2025 March 17-20: Manhattan, Kansas More
SHAPE America 2025 April 1-5, Baltimore, MD More
SOPHE 2025 Annual Conference April 16-18, Long Beach CA More
2025 NIRSA Conference & Campus Rec Expo April 23-26, Orlando, FL More

– Vehicle Traffic Is Down in Manhattan, But Pedestrian Traffic Is Up Read

– Walking Toward Better Health Read

– Can Walking More Steps Per Day Help Keep Depression Away? Read

– Being in Shape Is Better for Longevity Than Being Thin Read

– Holistic Health and Fitness Program Keeps Growing Read

– Get Motivated to Exercise Regularly Like These Gym Rats in Their 70s and 80s Read

– Are Americans Doing Fitness Wrong? Read

– Even a Little Exercise Could significantly Lower Dementia Risk Read

– The #1 Habit for Better Heart Health If You Have Diabetes, According to Experts Read

Who Are We?

The Physical Activity Alliance (PAA) is the nation’s largest coalition dedicated to advancing regular participation in physical activity. We use our collective voice to lead efforts that create, support, and advocate for the policy and systems changes necessary to empower people to enjoy physically active lives. We are leading the movement to make physical activity more accessible, frequent, and integrated into the day-to-day lives and health of all people.

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