Ohio Golf Journal May 2018

REPORTS THAT NEARLY MILLION !MERICANS ARE INACTIVE 4HE 5 3 IS SUFFERING FROM AN l)NACTIVITY 0ANDEMIC m 3ITTING AT A DESK ON IN A RECLINER staring at a computer screen OR TELEVISION HAS BECOME THE NEW SMOKING AND MILLIONS OF !MERICANS HAVE MANAGED TO ENGINEER PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OUT OF THEIR LIVES #URRENTLY PHYSICAL INACTIVITY IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH WIDE REACHING IMPLICATIONS IN THE 5 3 q IMPACTINGHEALTHCARESPENDING academic achievement, and MILITARY READINESS )NCREASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MUST BECOME A PRIORITY ESPECIALLY FOR OUR NATIONmS YOUTH ! RECENT GLOBAL STUDY ON EXERCISE RANKED 5 3 CHILDREN th OUT OF COUNTRIES IN WORLDWIDE ÚTNESS “Within ten years, the ‘Inactivity Pandemic’ will implode our health care system, accelerate our life- EXPECTANCY DECLINE AND threaten the military’s ability to defend our sovereignty,” added Baugh. 0()4 !MERICA ALONG WITH MORE THAN CORPORATE SPONSORS SPORTS CELEBRITIES AND THOUSANDS OF LOCAL SUPPORTERS WILL BE OFFERING HUNDREDS OF WAYS FOR !MERICANS TO GET PHYSICALLY moving. 0()4 !MERICA -ONTH IS OPEN TO ALL !MERICANS PLUS MANY OF THE ACTIVITIES ARE FREE 7ALKING RUNNING SWIMMING and tennis events are just A SAMPLING OF THE ACTIVITIES 0()4 !MERICA IS PROMOTING TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 4HE TENNIS INDUSTRY IS SO SUPPORTIVE OF THE CONCEPT THAT O h i o G o lf J ou rn a l