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Dear Sir/Madam:

I’m writing to ask you to join an alliance of America’s CEOs, Presidents, Executive Directors, and Deans in signing the CEO Pledge for Physical Activity, and making a statement that we need to Get America Moving!  The CEO Pledge is sponsored by the non-profit, National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity.

You already know the crises we face in our country with obesity, diabetes and inactivity. The U.S. Surgeon General recently stated that the most significant healthcare crisis we face in America is inactivity. And, the single most important thing we can do is become physically active. America’s business leaders can be catalysts in leading this effort. No one else is better suited to impact their organizations, communities and our nation more significantly than our organizational leaders.

The Pledge is a simple statement for you to sign, saying you agree that physical activity matters, that you will create opportunities for your associates... Read More

Washington, DC – Last week, at the annual Stair Week event in West Michigan, The National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity (NCPPA) was pleased to recognize 23 area CEOs who have signed the Coalition’s CEO Pledge for Physical Activity, a national campaign with the goal of encouraging every CEO in the United States to recognize physical activity as an important driver of employee health and business performance.

“During the Stair Week leadership breakfast at the Grand Rapids Art Museum, we were thrilled to welcome a number of West Michigan CEOs who have signed NCPPA’s CEO Pledge” stated Joyce Lee, President of IndigoJLD and a champion of the CEO Pledge. Stair Week works to highlight the health, design and environmental benefits of taking the stairs. The idea is to get millions of office workers out of their chairs and moving.

The National Spokesperson for NCPPA’s CEO Pledge for Physical Activity, Jack Groppel, author of The Corporate Athlete, and cofounder of... Read More