List section lists physical activity related events and observances. Links are provided for information about organizing local activities. The list is in chronological order, with month long events preceding shorter events in the month. Note: some sites have not yet updated their information for 2008.

JANUARY

15th Annual Healthy Weight Week
January 20-26, 2008
http://www.healthyweight.net/hww.htm

FEBRUARY

American Heart Month
February 1-28, 2008
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4441

National Wear Red Day
February 1, 2008
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/wrd/index.htm

National Girls and Women in Sports Day
February 6, 2008
http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/sportday.htm#ngwsd

Trails Advocacy Week
February 11-14, 2008
http://www.americanhiking.org/policy/advo_week.html

MARCH

American Diabetes Alert Day
March 24, 2008
http://diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesalert.jsp

APRIL

Walk to Work Day
April 6, 2008
http://walking.about.com/od/pedestrians/p/walktoworkday.htm

YMCA Healthy Kids Day
April 12, 2008
http://www.ymca.net/about_the_ymca/ymca_healthy_kids_day.html

National Playground Safety Week
April 21-25, 2008
http://www.playgroundsafety.org/safetyweek/

National TV Turnoff Week
April 21-25, 2008
http://www.tvturnoff.org/

Medical Fitness Week
April 21-27, 2008
http://www.medicalfitness.org/

National Walk to /work Day (UK)
April 24, 2008
http://www.walkingworks.org.uk/content/national_walk_to_work_day.php

World T'ai Chi & Qigong Day
April 26, 2008
http://www.worldtaichiday.org/

MAY

Annual Arthritis Walk
Dates vary.
http://www.arthritis.org/arthritis-walk.php

National Arthritis Month
May 1-May 31, 2008
http://www.arthritis.org

National Bike Month
May 1-May 31, 2008
http://www.bikemonth.com

National High Blood Pressure Education Month
May 1-May 31, 2008
http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhbpep_kit/

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
May 1-31, 2008 (Details for 2008 not yet posted)
http://www.nof.org/

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
May 1-May 31, 2008
http://www.fitness.gov/getmovingamerica.html

National Stroke Awareness Month
May 1-May 31, 2008
http://www.stroke.org/site/PageServer?pagename=SAM

Older Americans Month
May 1-May 31, 2008
http://www.aoa.gov

National Physical Education and Sports Week
May 1-7, 2008
http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/

Walk Safely to School Day [Australia]
May 2, 2008
http://www.walk.com.au/WSTSD01/page.asp?PageID=260

Project ACES Day (All Children Exercise Simultaneously)
May 7, 2008
http://www.lensaunders.com/aces/aces.html

National Women's Health Week
May 11-17, 2008
http://www.womenshealth.gov/whw/

National Employee Health and Fitness Day
May 21, 2008 (Specific information for 2008 not yet available.)
http://www.physicalfitness.org/

National Senior Health and Fitness Day
May 28, 2008
http://www.fitnessday.com/senior

JUNE

National Trails Day
June 7, 2008
http://www.americanhiking.org/events/ntd/index.html

National Mens Health Week
June 9-15, 2008
http://www.menshealthweek.org/

Bike Week [UK]
June 14-17, 2008
http://www.bike2work.info/

SEPTEMBER

America On the Move's September Campaign
September 1-30, 2008
http://www.americaonthemove.org/

Healthy Aging Month
September 1-30, 2008
http://www.healthyaging.net

National Cholesterol Education Month
September 1-30, 2008
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/cholmonth/

European Mobility Week
September 16-22, 2008
http://www.mobilityweek-europe.org/

National Women's Health & Fitness Day
September 24, 2008
http://www.fitnessday.com/women

Active Aging Week
September 24-30, 2008
http://www.icaa.cc/aaw.htm

Family Health and Fitness Day USA
September 27, 2008
http://www.fitnessday.com/family

World Heart Day
September 30, 2008
http://www.worldheart.org/

OCTOBER

International Walk to School Month
October 1-31, 2008
International: http://www.iwalktoschool.org/
National: http://www.walktoschool.org/

Walk to Work Day [Australia]
October 3, 2008
http://www.walk.com.au/WTW/page.asp

NOVEMBER

Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month
November 1-30, 2008
http://www.phassociation.org/awareness/

American Diabetes Month
November 1-30, 2008
http://www.diabetes.org/communityprograms-and-localevents/americandiabetesmonth.jsp

World Diabetes Day
November 14, 2008
http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/

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