Did you know that May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month? Designated in 1983 by the President’s Council on Fitness, National Physical Fitness and Sports Month was created to promote a healthier way of living for Americans and to bring awareness to how important it is to stay fit and physically active.
Park Physical Therapy in Massapequa is proud to represent National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Park PT is driven to providing excellent quality care to its patients. Park PT has been serving patients in the Massapequa area, as well as residents in the surrounding areas of Suffolk and Nassau Counties on Long Island since 1993. Their mission is to provide high quality, compassionate, and educative care to its patients to make the post of their rehabilitation experience.
So what exactly is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month? In an article written by Judi Sheppard Missett, National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, Missett states that American leaders were realizing just how important it is for society as a whole to stay physically fit and active. The President’s Council reminds us that it is our responsibility to remain active and that everything we do to keep our bodies in shape will have positive results for us in the long run and result in longevity among all Americans.
Missett gives us six different ways that we can stay physically active and fit.
There are so many ways you can stay physically fit. In a society where obesity is a big problem among many people, it is important to get everyone on the right track towards fitness and staying fit and staying active. The results will not only give you a better overall feeling about yourself, but your body will thank you in the long run.