Physical Activity In The Workforce

Integrating More Physical Activity in the Workforce
In 2008 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, a comprehensive resource that provides guidance on the importance of being physically active. Relevant to policy makers, physical educators, health professionals, and the public, the Physical Activity Guidelines present information about the value of physical activity and the health benefits that can be gained through regular physical activity. The Physical Activity Guidelines call for action to help Americans become more physically active. Businesses and workplaces can play a significant role in helping to make these changes possible. By taking small steps to create a working
Full spectrum operations place an exceptional on the Soldier’s strength, endurance, swiftness, resiliency, and management. Triumph, and even the Soldier’s life, so often determined by these factors. To march long distances in fighting load through rugged country and to fight effectively upon arriving at the area of combat; to drive fast-moving tanks and motor vehicles over rough terrain; to assault; to run and crawl for long distances; to jump in and out of craters and trenches; and to jump over obstacles; to lift and carry heavy objects; to keep going for many hours without sleep or rest—all these activities of warfare and many others require superb physical conditioning. So when one joins the military, it is expected that physical training will become part of everyday life. The military has taking the position and passion, that it has built time within the work day for physical fitness training. Not only are you expected to do physical training daily buy you are also tested twice a year on your physical level. If you are not up to standards, more training will be in your near future. It is a known fact that when the body is under stress, your physical being will help you to deal with the stress, which leads me into my point. How the body deals with stress from the workplace and its health
(Pate RR, Pratt M, Blair SN1995) This recommendation was modified to emphasize that physical activity does not need to be continuous or strenuous to produce health benefits. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,1997) The Surgeon General’s Report and the National Institutes of Health Consensus Statement support this recommendation.
Economic evaluations. The available economic data were limited. Therefore, considerable research is warranted on the following questions:
• What is the cost-effectiveness of each of these interventions?
• How can effectiveness in terms of health outcomes or quality-adjusted health outcomes be better measured, estimated, or modeled?
• How can the cost benefit of these programs be estimated?
• How do specific characteristics of each of these approaches contribute to economic efficiency?
The effectiveness of the powerfully recommended interference in this section (i.e., integrating more workplace creation of or improved access to places for physical activity) is established. However, research issues about the effectiveness of these interferences