Get Moving

• Walk to school, to work, to your friend's house, to the mall.

• Ride your bike.

• Skateboard.

• Rollerblade.

• Walk with a friend or family member make it "quality time."

• Play basketball.

• Join a school sports team or club.

• Walk the family dog. If you don't have one, find a neighbor who does.

• Go dancing.

• Go for a hike.

• Go for a swim.

• Wash the car.

• Clean the house.

• Mow the lawn.

(OK, the last three aren't fun, but your parents will appreciate you doing them)

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Weight-control Information Network

1 WIN WAY
BETHESDA, MD 20892-3665
Phone: (202) 828-1025
FAX: (202) 828-1028
Email: WIN@info.niddk.nih.gov
Internet: www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/nutrit.htm
Toll-free number: 1-877-946-4627
E-mail: win@info.niddk.nih.gov

The Weight-control Information Network (WIN) is a national service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, which is the Federal Government's lead agency responsible for biomedical research on nutrition and obesity. Authorized by Congress (Public Law 103-43), WIN provides the general public, health professionals, the media, and Congress with up-to-date, science-based health information on weight control, obesity, physical activity, and related nutritional issues.

WIN answers inquiries, develops and distributes publications, and works closely with professional and patient organizations and Government agencies to coordinate resources about weight control and related issues.

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