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Why Physical Activity is Important
Exercise (Physical Activity) and Children. Includes information about why physical activity is important, how to promote physical activity in your child, and American Heart Association recommendations.
American Heart Association published Why should I be physically active?
The President's Council on Physical Fitness Program's Physical Activity Facts
How to Incorporate Physical Activity into my Life
How to get non-athletes to be Physically Active by the American Heart Association
How can Physical Activity Become a Way of Life by the American Heart Association
10,000 Steps Pedometer Challenge by Health Plan of San Mateo
Be Active Resource Directory - San Mateo County
Local Activity Resource Directory
Be Active Your Way (open accessible version in new window)
Walking and Biking to School
Center for Disease Control and Prevention offers resources such as walk to school presentations, walk to school fact sheets, walk to school brochures, how to organize walk to school events in your community, how to generate kids' enthusiasm and more.
California Center for Physical Activity published How To Start A Walking Program: A Guide for Local Program Coordinators. This guide is designed to provide local coordinators wiht the steps needed to create successful walking groups in communities.
America Walks is the voice of advocacy for local, state, and national issues.
Safe Routes to School published The Walking School Bus: Combining Safety, Fun and the Walk to School
Safe Routes to School Online Guide
County of San Mateo, Parks and Recreation Department lists information on mid and south-county trails and a mid-county trail map.
The Bay Trail provides easily accessible recreational opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts, including hikers, joggers, bicyclists and skaters. It also offers a setting for wildlife viewing and environmental education, and it increases public respect and appreciation for the Bay. It also has important transportation benefits, providing a commute alternative for cyclists, and connecting to numerous public transportation facilities (including ferry terminals, light-rail lines, bus stops and Caltrain, Amtrak, and BART stations). Also, the Bay Trail will eventually cross all the major toll bridges in the Bay Area.
Open space trail map in Belmont
Recreation areas in Belmont
City of South San Francisco Walking and Biking Map
Peninsula Bike and Pedestrian Coalition (PBPC) is your local source for bicycling and pedestrian information in San Mateo County. Check this page to learn about interesting events, volunteering opportunities, and current issues facing bicyclists and pedestrians.
The mission of Bike San Mateo County, is to facilitate and encourage more people to get out and ride: to work, to play, to relax and to experience the simple joy of riding one's bicycle.