Outdoor activities ranging from trail riding to snowboarding attract many people the Black Hills. An increasing emphasis on activities including running, cycling, hiking, swimming and walking plays an important role in maintaining healthy fitness levels in the community. Surveys indicate that roughly four out of five Black Hills residents participate in some leisure time physical activity. Still many people in the region are not active enough to maintain good health. For more information about fitness, check out the resources below:

Fitness.gov - President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition

The Council serves as a catalyst to promote good health through fitness, sports and nutrition for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities through partnerships in national, state and local organizations, programs and initiatives.

• Physical Activity Guidelines
• Federal Dietary Guidelines

Let's Move.Gov -

Let’s Move! is a comprehensive initiative, launched by the First Lady, dedicated to solving the problem of obesity within a generation, so that children born today will grow up healthier and able to pursue their dreams.

• Childhood Obesity Task Force Report

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• How Much Physical Activity Do You Need?

Partnership for a Healthier America

The Partnership for a Healthier America will serve as a partner to the First Lady’s Let’s Move Initiative by linking and mobilizing the private sector, foundations, thought leaders, media, and local communities to action and further the goals of curbing childhood obesity within a generation. 

Mayo Clinic Fitness Basics:  Fitness information and help from the Mayo Clinic with information on finding the right fitness program, heart rate, BMI, core exercises, preventing injuries, fitness assessments and more.