1. Benefits of Physical Activity “JUMP” !
Regular Physical Activity can :
Jubilation
Promotes psychological well being 1
Up “GRADE”
Improve academic performance 2
Maintain and Build
healthy bones and muscles 3
Prevent risk for 4
- Obesity - Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes - Colon Cancer

2. Consequences of Physical Inactivity 5-7
Overweight and obesity
Increase risk for :
Premature death - Hypertension - Diabetes
Heart disease - Colon Cancer - Asthma
Arthritis - Poor Health Status

3. References
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2008. 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2008. 
CDC. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2009  [pdf 3.5M]. MMWR 2010;59(SS-5):1–142.
CDC. The Association Between School-Based Physical Activity, Including Physical Education, and Academic Performance. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2010.
Daniels S, Arnett D, Eckel R, et al. Overweight in children and adolescents: pathophysiology, consequences, prevention, and treatment. Circulation 2005;111:1999–2012.
Institute of Medicine. Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2004.
Dietz WH. Overweight in childhood and adolescence. New England Journal of Medicine 2004;350:855–857.