We need a few good fitness professionals to travel to Washington, DC on May 6 and 7, 2009 to represent their congressional district or state and meet with key congressional leaders about the role of exercise in health care reform as part of the Campaign for a Healthier America. Are you willing to step up to the plate and speak out for healthy lifestyles?
Maybe in your mind, you scrolling through a list of excuses right now. I'm too busy. Someone else from my district will go. It's too expensive. I can't make a difference. I don't know the first thing about politics. I'm not even interested in politics.
Here is the thing: the Summit for a Healthier America is not about politics, it is not about professional lobbyists, it's not about leaving it up to the "next guy." It's about participating in the political process, something that every American has the right and the obligation to do.
What happens in your health club matters to the future of America and fundamental changes in our health care system. We need you to tell that story to your Members of Congress. You don't have to know the specific details of the legislation, you just need to be passionate about making America healthier.
I hope you will consider joining us. It is an amazing experience. You will leave with a new outlook on DC and the difference that you can make in our country. It may sound hookey, but I promise, it's true. Register online today.
If you are at fitness professional at an IHRSA member club in good standing and live or work in one of our target districts, you may be eligible for a travel scholarship to the Summit for a Healthier America. See a list of target districts here.
- Breanne McGahey
Does the government really want us healthy?
ReplyDeleteThink about it if the majority of Americans were healthy and not fat what would it mean to our economy? It means that we would consume less food, if we consume less food how many people does that put out of work? Farmers and ranchers would have to produce less, the food industry as a whole would sell less so they would need fewer employees. What about the medical industry, first the millions that are spent on diet programs, pills, weight watchers, etc. would end. Second if we weight less than we have less medical problems, if we have less medical problems we do not need as many doctors, nurses, hospitals, and insurance. Wait till AIG insurance hear about this. Also if we are healthier than we will live longer, what would this mean to government programs like social security?
Talk about bail-out program and stimulus packages, how many would we need with a healthy America?