Play 60

The National Football League has a nifty advertising campaign aimed at targeting the national epidemic of childhood obesity. It's called Play 60. The program, however, is good for not just children but adults of all ages. Face it: we are a nation of couch potatoes. Many of us sit at a desk all day at work and then come home and sit for hours in front of the TV or computer playing on the Internet. We all need to get up, get outside and Play 60 minutes a day.

Sitting, it is said, is the next smoking. We are in the midst of a sitting epidemic, and paying the price through heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and various cancers. Play 60 encourages us to get off our duffs and be active, whether it is around the house or around the neighborhood, so we can whip these pesky health maladies and improve our quality of life. If we can make this activity into play, all the better.