82 FR 20801 - National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, 2017

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 84 (May 3, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-09076

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 20801-20802]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82 , No. 84 / Wednesday, May 3, 2017 / 
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                Proclamation 9598 of April 28, 2017

                
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, 2017

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                During National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, we 
                remind Americans of all ages and backgrounds that 
                maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle is critical 
                to long-term physical and mental well-being, 
                productivity, and quality of life. We also highlight 
                the close relationship between sports and physical 
                fitness and the benefits related to participation in 
                sports, including disease prevention, lessons in 
                teamwork and leadership, and the practice of overcoming 
                adversity. In addition to their physical health 
                benefits, sports promote positive mentoring, 
                discipline, and structure for young Americans.

                In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower formed the 
                President's Council on Youth Fitness, demonstrating a 
                national commitment to improving health and physical 
                fitness. President Eisenhower's legacy lives on today 
                in the form of the President's Council on Fitness, 
                Sports, and Nutrition, which advises me on health and 
                fitness and engages with communities across the country 
                to improve youth fitness and empower Americans to adopt 
                healthy lifestyles that include regular physical 
                activity and good nutrition. My Administration will 
                continue this tradition, with a particular focus on 
                promoting sports and physical fitness among our youth.

                As we each work to maintain our own physical fitness, 
                we play a part in building a stronger and healthier 
                America. Failure to engage in physical activity 
                contributes to serious negative health outcomes, 
                including obesity and diseases such as type 2 diabetes, 
                and an increased risk of heart disease, the number one 
                cause of death in America. Complications from these 
                health problems often impact quality of life and 
                frequently lead to other related and debilitating 
                conditions.

                As we celebrate National Physical Fitness and Sports 
                Month, let us commit ourselves to celebrating active 
                lifestyles, promoting physical fitness, and tackling 
                public health issues together by making healthier 
                choices. Let us rededicate ourselves each day to 
                childhood obesity prevention, and recognize the role 
                that sports can play in our Nation's health and well-
                being. Throughout May, I encourage all Americans to eat 
                nutritious food, to take more time each day to be 
                active, and to inspire friends, family, peers, and 
                loved ones to do the same.

                Finally, the Americans who serve our Nation's youth 
                through sports and other physical activities deserve 
                our collective appreciation. Whether through coaching, 
                driving kids to and from practice, or organizing the 
                leagues and events that make sport competitions 
                possible, these Americans make countless unseen 
                sacrifices that merit special recognition.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim May 2017, as National 
                Physical Fitness and Sports Month. I call upon the 
                people of the United States to make physical activity 
                and sports participation a priority in their lives.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                first.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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FR Citation		82 FR 20801