Site of the Day for Monday, October 26, 2009 10 Tips to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for You Today's site, from The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, offers sensible suggestions to help improve the health of the nation's citizens. Gentle Subscribers, looking for some additional motivation and practical advice on healthy living, may find this upbeat article a useful spur. "The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports is an advisory committee of volunteer citizens who advise the President through the Secretary of Health and Human Services about physical activity, fitness, and sports in America. Through its programs and partnerships with the public, private and non-profit sectors, the Council serves as a catalyst to promote health, physical activity, fitness, and enjoyment for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities through participation in physical activity and sports." - from the website The tip sheet combines advice about simple ways to enhance good eating practices with suggestions about how to incorporate more physical activity into anyone's daily routine -- the stealth approach for those who consider exercise as not for them. From dietary information in general terms, such as promoting breakfast with easy and nutritious foods, along with ways to slip in 10 minutes of physical activity three times a day, the guidelines propose simple ways to move toward a more healthy life. Additional information focuses on how to use the Food Guide Pyramid by explaining the size of the recommended portions in the Pyramid's categories. Jog over to the site for a handy reference on wellness through activity and healthy foods at: http://www.fitness.gov/10tips.htm A.M. Holm <admin-sotd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Manage your subscription and view the List archives on the web at: <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=sotd> and <//www.freelists.org/archives/sotd> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to sotd-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field.