Is the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness Out of Business?

The country is in a mess financially, our health care system is severely broken, obesity and obesity related diseases are destroying lives and killing people like the plaque!  Yet we have no one on the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness banging the drum to a hurting country.  At a time like this we need to energize and lift people up so they can become all they where created to be by God and if you are not physically fit everything will suffer including your income.  We need to building stronger people so the country can be stronger not the other way around.  We need to activate the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness now!

The next two paragraphs are taken directly from the The Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports website.

About The Council

The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports is an advisory committee of volunteer citizens who advise the President through the Secretary of Health and Human Services about physical activity, fitness, and sports in America. Through its programs and partnerships with the public, private and non-profit sectors, the Council serves as a catalyst to promote health, physical activity, fitness, and enjoyment for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities through participation in physical activity and sports. The twenty Council members are appointed and serve at the pleasure of the President.

History

The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports was established as the President’s Council on Youth Fitness, on July 16, 1956, by President Dwight D. Eisenhower after the President learned the results of a report indicating that American children were less fit than European youth. The first Council, chaired by Vice President Richard Nixon, included the Cabinet Secretaries as members. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy changed the name to the President’s Council on Physical Fitness, expanded the mandate to all Americans as well as youth, and clarified the purpose and function of the Council. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson broadened the Council’s mission to include sports and changed the name to the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Through its programs, partnerships, publications, and Web sites, the Council promotes daily moderate physical activity for disease prevention and health; vigorous physical activity, stretching, and strength training for fitness and added health benefits; and sports participation, including the values of sportsmanship. The Council collaborates with federal, state, and local agencies and with the private sector and non-profit organizations to achieve mutual goals and objectives.

OK I am back…

Since 1956 the President of the United States has taken the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness seriously.  I am not saying our current President isn’t.  In fact I don’t envy President Obama or any other president for that matter.  They have the toughest job in the world and with the state of our world currently I know President Obama is a very busy man. All this being said the state of fitness in our country is at an all time low and I believe this plays a huge roll in the economy of our country, corporations, communities and individuals.  It has gone way beyond a cosmetic issue to a social and economic issue that can not be over looked any longer.

The Presidents Council on Physical Fitness is just what we need right now to encourage and lift up an unfit nation.  As many people die every year from diabetes as from HIV/AIDs yet you hear nothing about it.  Type 2 Diabetes is preventable and so are all the other lifestyle related diseases people are suffering through and I feel this council can not only raise awareness but give people common sense solutions to help improve their health and lives, in turn effecting the country’s health care system and economy.

I have called and emailed offering my services with no response.  What do you think?  Do you think this is important?