National Fitness Hall of Fame

President Jimmy Carter said this at the 1^st National Conference on Physical Fitness and Sports in Washington, DC (1980).  

“As many of you know, I maintain myself on a strenuous exercise program of my own.  I’ve done this all of my life.  Along with tennis, softball, swimming, bowling ,hiking and skiing, I enjoy running almost every day.  I consider organized physical fitness and the programs associated with it the best possible investment in American Health.” 

Continuing President Carter said, “Over the past 15 years the number of people who are exercising regularly has double.  We’ve seen a 1% per year drop in the incidence of fatal heart disease.  That says something about the success of the Council of Physical Fitness of the past few decades.  But we still have a long way to go.  Despite the increase in of popularity of exercise, still half of all adults Americans still exercise little if at all.”

2 “Lucky Winners” will receive Tony Little’s Easy Shaper Home Workout Machine.