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1. Physical activity need not be strenuous to be beneficial 2. Nearly half of American youths aged 12-21 years are not vigorously active on a regular basis 3. About 14 percent of young people report no recent physical activity 4. Participation in all types of physical activity declines strikingly as age or grade in school increases. 5. Only 19 percent of all high school students are physically active for 20 minutes or more, five days a week, in physical education classes. 6. Daily enrollment in physical education classes dropped from 42 percent to 25 percent among high school students between 1991 and 1995. 7. Well designed school-based interventions directed at increasing physical activity in physical education classes have been shown to be effective 8. Social support from family and friends has been consistently and positively related to regular physical activity 9. Prevents or delays the development of high blood pressure and helps reduce blood pressure in some adolescents with hypertension 10. Moderate amounts of daily physical activity are recommended for people of all ages 11. Adolescents and young adults, both male and female, benefit from physical activity

12. Exercise p revents or delays the development of high blood pressure and helps reduce blood pressure in some adolescents with hypertension

13. Communities can p rovide quality, preferably daily, K-12 physical education classes and hire physical education specialists to teach them

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">14. Communities can c <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">reate opportunities for physical activities that are enjoyable, that promote adolescents' and young adults' confidence in their ability to be physically active, and that involve friends, peers, and parents

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">15. Communities can p <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;">rovide access to school buildings and community facilities that enable safe participation in physical activity