Uploaded August 2019 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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Get Active! Get Healthy!
That is how we will turn the tide in the war against childhood obesity. NFL PLAY 60 encourages kids to be active 60 minutes per day. FitnessGram by The Cooper Institute measures youth fitness levels in NFL PLAY 60 programs and gives a real indicator of how fit our children are. Our research from the NFL PLAY 60 FitnessGram project shows that students who participate in school-based initiatives like NFL PLAY 60 have:
- improved cardio fitness
- lower body mass
- higher academic achievement