National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
WHEREAS, many residents of Alabama would improve the quality of their lives through proper exercise and diet; and
WHEREAS, obesity-related diseases cost the United States economy more than $139 billion every year; and
WHEREAS, physical activity reduces the risk, at all ages, of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes; and
WHEREAS, less than one third of individuals ages six through 17 participate in vigorous physical activity on a regular basis; and
WHEREAS, physical activity is necessary to support normal growth in children and is essential to the continuing health and well-being of youth and adults; and
WHEREAS, over 70 million children and youth in the United States have the potential to acquire the knowledge, skills and values that can lead to a lifetime of physically active and healthy living; and
WHEREAS, the goal of Let’s Move in School is to ensure that every school provides a comprehensive school physical activity program with quality physical education as the foundation so that youth will develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to be physically active for a lifetime; and
WHEREAS, the month of May has traditionally been recognized as National Physical Fitness and Sports Month to encourage broader promotion of physical fitness activities and programs in schools, parks, recreation departments, employee associations, hospitals and other entities involved in physical fitness:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim the month May 2012, as
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
in the state of Alabama .
Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 22nd day of May 2012.
Governor Robert Bentley
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