Important progress has been made in establishing physical activity as a public health priority in the United States.  Nonetheless, there has been very little success in increasing physical activity at the population level.

A comprehensive plan for promoting physical activity in the American population would provide the framework to support a broad and comprehensive national effort to increase physical activity throughout the population. 

National plans have been undertaken with considerable success in other health domains. The current prevalence of and costs related to chronic disease, including obesity, make it dramatically evident that the time has come for the US to adopt a National Plan for Physical Activity as many other nations have already done.

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