Welcome to the Wisconsin Governor's Challenge. Working together with the President's Challenge, it's a brand new program designed to help make fitness simple and fun - and in the process, make Wisconsin healthier.

American Heart Association’s website on "Physical Activity in Your Daily Life." This is a great site for all ages, with many different links. Learn tips for exercise success at work, at home, and at play! Learn the benefits from physical activity or just how many calories you burn for a particular activity.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website. Examples of moderate amounts of physical activity, a guide to changing behavior, and many additional nutrition links. Plan your meal and see how many calories you consume.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Body Mass Index website. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person’s weight and height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention website. Information on making physical activity a part of your life, how to get started and change your lifestyle. Learn recommendations and how to measure your physical activity intensity.

A website from International Health, Racquet, & Sportsclub association. Learn the benefits of physical activity, sufficient amounts of physical activity, and ideas for special populations.

The  American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Heart Association (AHA) have updated physical activity guidelines. These guidelines outline exercise recommendations for healthy adults and older adults and are an update from the 1995 guidelines.