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Article: Physical fitness by mail. (Presidential Sports Award program)
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- The Saturday Evening Post
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- July 1, 1990
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The Presidential Sports Award program challenges the young (but no younger than 15) and the young at heart (65 and over-how far over being up to the participant) to make a commitment to active participation in sports and fitness activities.
But all couch potatoes be warned: once you have accepted the challenge, you'll be on your way to a more healthful lifestyle. The President's sports program, developed in 1972 and administered by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), is conducted through the convenience of mail.
Tom Leix, special projects coordinator for the AAU, offers plenty of proof of the program's efficacy. Of the some 18,000 who have already ...