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• Physical Activity: The "Magic Pill"

  This article emphasizes the importance of incorporating physical activity in your everyday life to reduce your risk of chronic diseases.

  President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

• Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: Step by Step (Prevengamos la diabetes tipo 2. Paso a paso)

  This tip sheet helps Hispanics/Latinos at risk for type 2 diabetes move more and eat less to reduce their risk. En español

  National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)

• Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk: Patient Education Toolkit

  This comprehensive kit includes reproducible patient education handouts on 29 topics related to cardiometabolic risk reduction, prediabetes, diabetes, and CVD. En español

  American Diabetes Association (ADA)

• Simple Chair Exercises

  This guide provides simple exercises you can do while sitting to increase your strength, flexibility, and mobility.

  Diabetes Australia

• Sit and Be Fit

  This televised chair exercise program was developed by a team of medical and fitness professionals to improve the health and wellness of older adults, physically limited individuals, and those managing chronic conditions and chronic pain.

  Sit and Be Fit

• Spark Teens

  Registration Required

  This website offers teens free nutrition, health, and fitness tools, along with support and resources that help teens achieve their health goals.

  SparkPeople

• SparkPeople

  Registration Required

  This online program provides free nutrition, health, and fitness tools, support, and resources to help you reach your goals and live a healthier life.  Track your calories and exercise and connect with others like you.

  SparkPeople

• The Good Health Club

  This toolkit helps educate parents and children on ways to change to a healthier lifestyle and diet through a 5-2-1-0 message. The Good Health Club campaign promotes healthy choices and behaviors in children through fun, effective, age-appropriate communications. Some materials are available in Spanish.

  BlueCross and BlueShield Association

• The President's Challenge

  Registration Required

  The President’s Challenge helps people of all ages and abilities increase their physical activity and improve their fitness through research-based information, easy-to-use tools, and friendly motivation.

  President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

• Tips for Teens with Diabetes: Get Active

  This easy-to-read, bilingual Spanish and English tip sheet encourages teens to be more physically active to better manage their diabetes. En español

  National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)