,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fgd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #ag1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia 7for himself1  
,ms4 ,bass1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4         
,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 
,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,clay1 
,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,ms4      
,fudge1 ,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida1 ,mr4
 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1  
,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,lewis1  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,sewell
 of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,thompson of         
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 
and ,ms4 ,waters7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,commerce  ,,resolution  ,expressing the
 sense of the ,house of ,representatives
 that sedentary lifestyles are a public 
health issue and supporting the         
designation of a ,national ,get         
,vertical ,day to recognize the         
importance of preventing physical       
inactivity and encouraging adults to    

live physically active lifestyles4      
,whereas the prevalence of obesity has  
increased dramatically over the last #be
 years2 ,whereas over one-third of      
adults in the ,united ,states are obese1
 and ethnic and racial minorities face  
disproportionately high obesity and     
diabetes rates2 ,whereas over #bg       
percent of all ,americans #ag to #bd    
years of age 7over #i1jjj1jjj young men 
and women7 are too heavy to join the    
military2 ,whereas only #bb percent of  
,americans report regular1 sustained    
physical activity and only #e percent of
 adults achieve the recommended #aej    
minutes per week of moderate to vigorous
 physical activity2 ,whereas sedentary  
lifestyles burden our economy and health
 care system1 costing up to             
#bd1jjj1jjj1jjj in direct medical       
spending2 ,whereas sedentary lifestyles 
increase the likelihood of chronic      
diseases1 including diabetes1 which     
accounts for more than #ih1jjj1jjj1jjj  
in direct and indirect medical costs and

 lost productivity each year2 ,whereas  
it is estimated that physical inactivity
 is responsible for #a in #aj deaths    
each year2 ,whereas many chronic        
diseases stemming from physical         
inactivity1 including diabetes1 are     
preventable and controllable through a  
number of modest lifestyle changes1     
including standing up or employing      
alternative physical movement for #e    
minutes every hour in the workplace2    
,whereas the relevance of obesity and   
physical inactivity is much higher in   
people with disabilities than people    
without disabilities2 ,whereas walking  
#aj1jjj steps a day leads to a          
#ij-percent reduction in heart attacks1 
a #cj- to #gj-percent reduction in      
cancer rates1 a #ej-percent reduction in
 type #b diabetes1 and a #gj-percent    
reduction in the rate of strokes2 and   
,whereas the short- and long-term costs 
of reduced productivity1 health care    
expenses1 and negative health outcomes  
create the imperative for increased     

physical movement in the workplace3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives--  7#a7 supports   
the designation of a ,national ,get     
,vertical ,day2  7#b7 encourages        
employers and employees to acknowledge  
the goals and ideals of a ,national ,get
 ,vertical ,day by incorporating        
physical movement and appropriate       
programming into daily work activity2   
and  7#c7 recognizes the serious        
long-term effects of sedentary          
lifestyles on the health of our ,nation 
and urges continued coordination and    
cooperation between the ,federal        
,government1 ,state and local           
governments1 employers1 community       
organizations1 and health care providers
 to promote physical movement and active
 lifestyles4