Our Projects

Projects of the California Center for Physical Activity cover the lifespan and help children through older adults become active and stay active - and have fun while they're at it! Our efforts benefit:

• Children through our California Walk to School, Safe Routes for Kids, and School Siting projects;

• All Californians by addressing the built environment and its impact on physical activity through our Healthy Transportation Network, Walkable Community Workshops, and Walkable Neighborhoods for Seniors projects;

• Older adults through our California Active Aging Network and Walkable Neighborhoods for Seniors projects;

• California's county public health agencies by providing focused built environment training, mini-grants and resources.

All of our projects include a walking component since walking is one of the simplest forms of everyday physical activity that requires no fitness club membership and no special — or expensive — equipment other than a comfortable pair of walking shoes. Plus, walking — whether for transportation, recreation or leisure — can be one of the easiest ways for individuals to meet the minimum physical activity recommendations.

For adults, the recommendation is to engage in at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on five or more days each week. For physical activity recommendations for other age groups, click here.

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"The California Center for Physical Activity has done a great job of taking what has been done in an academic setting and translating that into a population-based situation. The Center has also done a good job of trying to maintain the validity of the program when it is translated."

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