Resources

Find resource on how exercising and practicing good nutritional habits can increase your mobility and well-being at all ages.

• MyPlate - USDA's MyPlate illustrates the five food groups that are the building blocks for a healthy diet using a familiar image—a place setting for a meal. Before you eat, think about what goes on your plate or in your cup or bowl. To learn more about building a healthy plate, visit ChooseMyPlate.gov.
  • The SuperTracker can help you plan, analyze, and track your diet and physical activity.
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• Dietary Guidelines for Americans - The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are the cornerstone of Federal nutrition policy and nutrition education activities.
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• Dietary Guidelines 2010 Selected Messages for Consumers - Simple and easy to understand messages based on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines.
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• Become a Let's Move City or Town - Calling all mayors and elected officials to join in the First Lady's initiative to solve the problem of childhood obesity within a generation. Complete list of all Let's Move Cities and Towns.
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• 10 Tips To Healthy Eating and Physical Activity For You - Get on track now by learning to eat right and building physical activity into your daily routine. PDF, 798 KB)
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• Active & Healthy Schools Program - Includes necessary information to change the school environment so students are encouraged to increase their physical activity levels and make healthy nutrition choices.
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• Healthfinder - Provides information and tools to help you and those you care about stay healthy. En Español.
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• Go4Life - Physical Activity Program and Resources for Older Adults
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• What's on Your Plate? - Smart Food Choices for Healthy Aging
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• Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging - Information on the benefits of exercise for older people and the things that motivate people to become more active.
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• Exercise and Weight Control - Discover how regular activity can help control your weight. Learn how to calculate the calories burned by common activities. Get tips for starting and keeping up a regular exercise routine. (PDF, 761 KB)
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• NASA Fit Explorer - Inspire the nation's future explorers by joining the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the PCFSN in a variety of exciting hands-on and physical activities to encourage student's to train like an astronaut!
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• United We Serve/Let's Read. Let's Move. Initiative - Seeks to combat childhood obesity and summer reading loss by engaging youth in summer reading and physical activity, as well as by providing access to healthy, affordable food.
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• Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
  The Federal Government has issued its first-ever Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. They describe the types and amounts of physical activity that offer substantial health benefits to Americans.
  • Be Active Your Way: A Fact Sheet for Adults (PDF, 456 KB)
  • Be Active Your Way: A Fact Sheet for Adults (Spanish version) (PDF, 600 KB)
  • Be Active Your Way: A Guide for Adults (PDF, 1.1 MB)
  • Be Active Your Way: A Guide for Adults (Spanish version) (PDF, 770 KB)