GOAL FOR GOOD HEALTH
GOAL FOR GOOD HEALTH: Improve health, fitness, and quality of life through daily physical activity. PURPOSES of PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES: More than 80 percent of adults do not meet the guidelines for both aerobic and muscle-strengthening activities. Similarly, more than 80 percent of adolescents do not do enough aerobic physical activity to meet the guidelines for youth. Working together to meet Healthy People 2020 targets via a multidisciplinary approach is critical to increasing the levels of physical activity and improving health in the United States. The Physical Activity objectives for 2020 highlight how physical activity levels are positively affected by: Structural environments, such as the availability of sidewalks, bike lanes, trails, and parks Legislative policies that improve access to facilities that support physical activity New to Healthy People 2020 are objectives related...