Wednesday, May 27, 2015

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month!




Did you know that May is designated the National Physical Fitness and Sports Month? In 1983, President Ronald Reagan encouraged Americans to incorporate more activity into their lives, and the reminder is even more significant in this day and age, as kids everywhere are distracted more and more by television, social networking and video games. Kids living an active lifestyle can improve their health, productivity and overall well-being, and best of all? It doesn’t have to take a lot of time!

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has provided these public health guidelines for your convenience. The guidelines call for children and teens to exercise for at least one hour each day of moderate intensity physical activity (such as playing sports or brisk walking) or one hour and 15 minutes of vigorous activity (jogging, dancing and jumping rope). 

At Texas Orthodontics, we encourage our patients to stay fit by exercising or participating in various sports. We also remind everyone to always wear a mouth guard or other forms of facial protection when playing sports especially if you currently have braces.

At Texas Orthodontics, We're Gonna Make You smile®

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