Global Movement Crisis

Abstract

Background: Physical inactivity has become a global crisis and is adversely impacting the health of our world. Being physically active, even at a minimal level, can positively change physical and mental health. As little as ten minutes a day can result in significant health improvements, such as a decrease in blood glucose levels. Description: Service-learning courses are a way to provide students with job-related training as college credit and offer a needed service of safe physical activity to members of the local community. Learning Outcomes: Student participants learn from teaching exercise, building programs, and implementing a training program for the college employees. Significance and Impact: Physical inactivity is a global health crisis. The lack of activity is causing major health concerns as well as death. This is a call to action to expand healthy activity to the general population using trained student leaders. Teaching Notes: The case includes links to various documents to guide instructors to take advantage of a similar activity.