{"id":97,"date":"2010-12-13T13:00:34","date_gmt":"2010-12-13T17:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acsmsoftware.com\/afitesttest\/news\/?p=97"},"modified":"2018-08-08T11:46:55","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T15:46:55","slug":"afi-from-the-field-with-dr-john-jakicic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acsmsoftware.com\/afitesttest\/afi-from-the-field-with-dr-john-jakicic\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Field with Dr. John Jakicic"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this interview, John Jakicic, PhD, FACSM<\/a>, explains one of the goals of the ACSM American Fitness Index. Dr. Jakicic is a professor and chair of the Department of Health and Physical Activity at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a leading scholar in this area of physical activity and weight control.<\/p>\n

Dr. Jakicic also comments on the state of health and fitness in Pittsburgh and areas of success for that community and those that could be improved.<\/p>\n

Dr. Jakicic serves as the coordinator for “America on the Move in Pittsburgh”<\/a>, part of a national program to improve the health of children and adults through modest increases in physical activity and modest reductions in dietary intake. The initiative is a collaboration of academic, corporate, medical, and community organizations throughout the Greater Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania region.<\/p>\n

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