Web Resources: Physical Inactivity

Physical Activity and Fitness is a major area of concern for Healthy People 2010. An analysis of the burden of disease in San Francisco that can be attributed to physical inactivity is forthcoming. Preliminary estimates suggest that physical inactivity could be as important as tobacco as a local public health concern.

Surgeon General of the United States

The Surgeon General's Report on Physical Inactivity and Health in its entirety in pdf or postscript for download by chapter.

Physical Activity At A Glance: a report summary based on the Surgeon General's Report (in html and pdf).

California

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research: California Adolescents Increasingly Inactive (2005 report)

Prevention Guidelines

Increasing Physical Activity a report of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services

Consumer Web Pages

Medline Plus on Exercise and Physical Fitness

Kaiser Permanente's tips for staying active for weight management

Pages of Links

Guide to Physical Education authored by Extremebodyworkout P90X Workout

Exercise/Physical Fitness page of links from MEDLINEplus (this is an outstanding resource). MEDLINEplus is produced by the National Libary of Medicine

University of South Carolina's Physical Activity & Public Health links

Walking in San Francisco

WalkSF is a community-based organization that is working to make San Francisco the most walkable city in the United States.

San Francisco is mostly hills. Many of them have stairways that can be incorporated in your walks.

Journal Articles (free full text)

Prevalence of Physical Activity, Including Lifestyle Activities Among Adults --- United States, 2000--2001, MMWR, August 15, 2003 / 52(32);764-769.

How to Implement Physical Activity in Primary and Secondary Prevention: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals from the American Heart Association..

See also Wilson et al, 2002 for contribution of overweight to cardiovascular morbidity, based on Framingham Study.

Local Research

UCSF's Motivational Physical Activity Study is looking for volunteers.

 

Physical Inactivity

Overview

Contribution to overall disease burden in SF

Downstream (Health Consequences)

Upstream Causes

What can be done?

Web resources

MEDLINE strategies

Updated August 21, 2012

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