New Year...new you, how many cover stories for January focus on this concept? While standing in line at the grocery store you can't help but see the shocking headlines that show images of people who have lost half of their weight. To some this can be inspiring but to others it can simply reinforce a sense of failure as many of us have a history of struggling to simply lose 10 pounds and these outrageous weight loss numbers only seem that much more impossible. This year try a new spin on the benefits of physical activity participation that goes beyond weight loss. Offer your clients with physical disabilities an opportunity to participate in sport through the U.S. Paralympics programs. Read this month's F.I.T.T. column to learn about an opportunity of Olympic proportions for leaders in fitness and recreation!

Read the entire column at: http://www.ncpad.org/527/2454/Lead~your~Clients~into~an~Amazing~2008~.