• Exercise. Don’t think of it as only for the spandex-wearing, muscle-bound crowd.
  
  
• Physical activity is for everyone, and not just for the sake of looking better in your favorite pair of jeans.
  
  
• Just 30 minutes of exercise per day can help prevent and treat numerous chronic conditions, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and joint pain.
  
  
• Talk with your doctor about the best exercise plan for you, and make physical activity part of your life and health care plan.

ACSM's Books to Support Your Exercise Prescription

Helpful Resources

National Exercise is Medicine Month™ of May - Mayoral Proclamation

National Exercise is Medicine Month™ of May - Governor's Proclamation

• Health and Fitness Related Current Comments from the American College of Sports Medicine

• Blood Clots During Exercise
• Chronobiological Effects on Exercise
• Corporate Wellness
• Dehydration and Aging
• Dehydration and Estrogen
• Eating Disorders
• Endurance Exercise Following Stroke
• Energy Expenditure in Different Modes of Exercise
• Exercise and Age-Related Weight Gain
• Exercise and the Common Cold
• Exercise and the Older Adult
• Exercise during Pregnancy
• Exercise for Persons with Cardiovascular Disease
• Exercise for Persons with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Exercise in Health Clubs
• Exercise While Traveling
• Exercise - Induced Asthma
• Exercise - Induced Leg Pain
• Health-Related Fitness for Children and Adults with Cerebral Palsy
• Heat and Hydration in Young Tennis Players
• Menstrual Cycle Dysfunction
• Overtraining with Resistance Exercise
• Perceived Exertion
• Physical Training for Improved Occupational Performance
• The Physiology of Aging
• Plyometric Training for Children and Adolescents
• Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
• Resistance Training and Injury Prevention
• Resistance Training in the Older Adult
• Sickle Cell Trait
• Skiing Injuries
• Strength, Power, and the Baby Boomer
• Strength Training for Bone, Muscle and Hormones
• Stress Fractures
• Tennis Elbow
• Vitamin and Mineral Supplements and Exercise
• Women's Heart Health and a Physically Active Lifestyle
• Youth Strength Training
  
  
• Sport Related Current Comments from the American College of Sports Medicine
  • Alcohol and Athletic Performance
  • Anabolic Steroids
  • Athletes and Pesticides
  • Caffeine and Exercise Performance
  • Cocaine Abuse in Sports
  • Explosive Exercise
  • Football Helmet Removal
  • Growth in Young Wrestlers
  • High Velocity Training
  • Pre-Event Meals
  • Preparticipation Physical Examinations
  • Preseason Conditioning for Young Athletes
  • Safety of the Squat Exercise
  • Weight Loss in Wrestlers
    
    
• Selecting and Effectively Using series from the American College of Sports Medicine
  • An Elliptical Trainer
  • Free Weights
  • A Health/Fitness Facility
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • A Home Treadmill
  • Home Weights
    
    
• Healthy Play series from the American College of Sports Medicine
  • Exercise-Induced Asthma
  • Exercise Your Way to Lower Blood Pressure
  • Female Athlete Triad: Amenorrhea, Eating Disorders, and Osteoporosis
  • Sprains, Strains, and Tears
  • Youth Football: Heat Stress and Injury Risk
  • Careers in Sports Medicine and Exercise Science
  • Pre-participation Physical Examinations
  • Return to Play (A Coach's Guide)
  • What is an Exercise Physiologist
    
    
• President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
  • The health, physical activity, fitness and sports information website of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
  • Free, interactive physical activity and fitness website
  • PCPFS May Month Toolkit
  • President's Challenge Activity List