Walking the talk: incorporating physical activity into conferences and meetings

Have you ever attended a conference that promotes the importance of active living, only to discover that you have spent most of the conference sitting for long periods of time? As was done in the first 2 conferences in 2000 and 2003, Shaping a Healthy Future III: A Rocky Mountain Conference on Weight Realities (2005) incorporated physical activities throughout the meeting to promote active living and to demonstrate how to build enjoyable body movement into the daily lives of busy people. The ideas shared here not only work for conferences but also can be used in staff and committee meetings and even for short breaks at work.