Osteoporosis Canada has released its 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis in Canada. [MORE]

The Toronto Charter for Physical Activity: A Global Call for Action is a call to all countries to help make physical activity a priority for all. [MORE]

In the United States, there has been little success in convincing older adults to adopt physically active lifestyles. The government’s Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans hope to change all that [MORE]

The National Physical Activity Plan is an unprecedented, comprehensive effort to encourage all Americans to be more physically active. We interviewed Jim Whitehead, executive vice president of the American College of Sports Medicine and a member of the Plan’s Coordinating Committee. [MORE]

Despite the large growth of programs developed to promote physical activity for older people, many projects are not sufficiently implemented. The PASEO project aims to improve the implementation of the programs, building the necessary policy capacities in 15 European nations represented by a scientific institution and a nongovernmental institution. [MORE]

In order to promote sport among older adults, the Superior Council of Sports of the Government of Spain is preparing the General Plan of Physical Activity and Sport (GPPAS). [MORE]

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has released Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute on Aging to detail the benefits of exercise for older adults and tools for motivating them to become more physically active. [MORE]

The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans is the first comprehensive, science-based set of guidelines developed to inform individuals about the necessity of physical activity. [MORE]

Guidelines on the promotion of physical activity with older people in the United Kingdom. [MORE]

A document presenting evidence of the relationship between physical activity and health geared toward policy makers and program administrators. [MORE]