Resources for Individuals
Special thanks to Task Force Wellness Advisory Committee member Chuck Kaplan for preparing this extensive list of health, fitness and wellness web sites.
Websites Regarding Exercise & Fitness
- Adventure Cycling Association
- AgeNet
- Aging Fitness 50 plus!
- Collected Weight Loss Tips
- Diet Information
- Dr. Edell HealthCentral
- DrKoop.com
- Eat Well Guide
- Excite Health: Exercise & Fitness: Activities: Aerobics
- ExRx (Exercise Prescription) Online
- Fitness Calculators
- Food Fit
- HealthAtoZ Virtual Fitness
- HealthCalc Network - Cool Tools
- HealthWorld Online
- League of American Bicyclists
- Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
- MedicineNet - Medical Information for Diseases, Treatments, Procedures, Drugs and more
- Nutricise
- Practical Weight Loss
- Prevention
- RWJF Texas A&M Study
- The Eating Plan
- Valley Spokesmen Bicycle Touring Club
- Weight Loss Tips
- Workout.com
Search & Link Sites
- ACE - American Council on Exercise
- Excite Health: Exercise & Fitness
- HealthAtoZ: The Source For Health and Medicine
- HealthScout
- Intellihealth
- NetSweat.com - The Internet's Fitness Resource
- The Fitness Zone: Fitness Equipment, Treadmills, Bikes and More!
Fitness Organizations
- ACE: American Council on Exercise
- ACSM Certification Resource Center Online!
- Aerobics Music, Exercise Music, Health and Fitness
- American College of Sports Medicine Certification Resource Center Online!
- American University - Health Fitness & Promotion
- California Center for Physical Activity
- IHRSA: International Health, Racquet, and Sportsclub Association
- International Fitness Association
- NSCA Certification Commission
Publications
- Athletic Business Magazine
- Healthfinder -- health and human services information web site from the United States government
- Human Kinetics -- The Information Leader in Physical Activity
- Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise
- Men's Fitness Home Page
- New England Journal of Medicine On-line -- Home Page
- Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
Government Fitness Resources
- CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Center for Nutrition Policy Promotion
- Healthfinder- a consumer health information web site from the US Government
- Healthy People 2010 home page
- National Health Information Center
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- NHLBI-CHD Homepage - CHOLESTEROL
- President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
- USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
Injuries and Sports Medicine
- American College of Sports Medicine Certification Resource Center Online!
- Dr. Kenneth Cooper Aerobics Center clinic, health club, medical spa, exercise research
- Ideal Weight article - HealthCalc Network - Health, Fitness and Nutrition
- Medicine & Fitness QuackWatch Home Page
- Motivation HealthScout
- National Health Study of Nutrition
- Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
- Nutrition Navigator -- most reliable way to find sound nutrition information on the Web.
- Robert W. Woodruff Health Science Center Library of Emory University
- The Lowdown on High Protein Diets - HealthCalc Network - Health, Fitness and Nutrition Series
- The Physician and Sportsmedicine Online
Stretching/Flexibility
- Abdominal Muscles and Strengthening
- Get Fit
- Power Systems Physical Training Equipment
- Racewalk.com
- Spine Health
- Strength /Resistance Training Muscular Strength, Power, Hypertrophy, and Endurance The Abdominal Training FAQ - Index Page
- Stretching and Flexibility - Brad Appleton - Table of Contents
- The Physician and Sportsmedicine: Strength Training: Rationale for Current Guidelines for Adult Fitness
- Walking - Home Page
- Walking as Exercise and Pleasure
- Walking for Fitness Heel to Toe Fitness Walking - Healthy Living Information
- Walking Magazine - Links to Many Sites
- Walking Magazine with Calorie Calculator