Model News Articles
Promote Physical Fitness! Promoting physical fitness at your command or installation can be easily performed by printing news articles and photographs. Contact your local public affairs officer (PAO) to identify steps to promote physical fitness in your local newspaper or newsletters.
To assist you in writing physical activity and nutrition news articles, you may use, as a model, one of the many articles that have been published in the NAS Oceana JET OBSERVER newspaper, or you may choose from a diverse selection of articles developed by the American Council on Exercise.
- The Oceana Dam Neck In Motion (ODNIM) Campaign was conducted during 2004 for the purpose of improving physical fitness, improving healthy nutrition practices and reducing obesity among military affiliates.
- The American Council on Exercise (ACE)is identified as one of the leading physical fitness organizations in the world. ACE Fit Facts are concise, one page information sheets – each covering a different health or fitness topic.
Helpful Hints
Photographs: Add a personal touch. Photographs are an exceptional motivational tool! Include photos of service members at your command with the news article you submit to be published. The caption under the photograph is usually one to two sentences in length and is used to identify specific individuals in your command. The caption may also be used to promote the awareness of physical fitness and health behaviors. If you do not have a digital camera available, contact your command or installation PAO for assistance.
News Articles: You may use the content in the attached news articles as the content in your command's news article, or you may use the content to stimulate ideas for writing a news article. There is no copyright on the attached news articles or photos. If you select an article written by the American Council on Exercise, ensure that you provide this organization proper credit in your article.
Model News ArticlesContent last reviewed on February 14th, 2009.