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5min Fitness
http://www.5min.com/Category/Fitness
Instructional video tutorials : Fitness
5min is a syndication platform for broadband instructional, knowledge and lifestyle videos. Our library includes tens of thousands of videos across 20 categories and 140 subcategories, which are professionally produced and brand-safe.

FitFiend
http://www.fitfiend.com/
FitFiend.com is a social network devoted to health, fitness, and athletics. It is a community that connects FitPros and FitFiends.
FitFiend.com offers members the ability to set up profiles and blogs, as well as the ability to track workouts and physical progress through our rich media platform that incorporates pictures and video. Additionally, members can use the discussion boards to ask fitness related questions. Some members are FitPros, who may utilize FitFiend.com to describe their services, while other members are FitFiends, who may wish to search for FitPros.

Gyminee
http://www.gyminee.com
Gyminee is a fitness social network for detailed tracking, online accountability, and motivation. Whether you are trying to lose weight or get fit, it's time to start taking your fitness seriously.

15 Exercise Video Tutorial Sites to Pump You Up
http://mashable.com/2008/08/02/exercise-videos/
15 Exercise Video Tutorial Sites to Pump You Up

TrainHero
http://www.trainhero.com/
TrainHero is a free fitness social network. Track your progress, share your journey, get motivated!
TrainHero is a one of a kind site whose purpose it to help those looking to improve their health. Accurately track your fitness and nutrition intakes in a social community that helps motivate you towards your goals. Included is a complete workout journal, gym locater, fitness videos, diet database, community forum, and tons more!

Fred Fitness
http://www.fitwithfred.com
Fred Fitness ... 5 min videos ... Home of the 5 Minute Workout

Circuit Training
http://www.brianmac.co.uk/circuit.htm
Circuit Training
Identify the possible exercises that can be performed with the available equipment. Identify on paper 3 to 4 circuits of 6 to 10 exercise.

Walker Tracker
http://www.walkertracker.com/
Walker Tracker ... is a social netwrk / community site for pedometer fans to log and track their steps.

Australia's Physical Activity Recommendation
http://tinyurl.com/2883lg
Australia's Physical Activity Recommendations for Children and Young People
The web links on this page are a collection of existing Physical Activity Recommendations for children and young people.
The Recommendations are intended to identify the minimum level of physical activity required for good health in children and young people from 5-18 years of age.

5 Ways to Health and Fitness
http://www.kidshealthandfitness.org.au/lq/index.html
5 Ways to Health and Fitness
The '5 Ways to Health and Fitness' is a set of guidelines that presents a holistic and fun approach to balance nutrition and physical activity to achieve health and fitness.

Fitness WebQuest
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/webfitnessfi1.html
Fitness WebQuest : An Internet WebQuest on Fitness
Fitness, what is it and where do you get it? Fitness is a personal thing that people can easily see in different light. Fitness for you may not be fitness for me or even the 'experts'. What I think is a healthy fitness level may not be what you think of as a healthy fitness level. I think we can all agree that some people need to be more fit, but can you be too fit? Work through this activity to gain a better understanding of fitness and it's components. You will also see ways to improve your fitness using fun and exciting activities.

Fitness Plan WebQuest
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/webfitnessjo1.html
Fitness Plan WebQuest : An Internet WebQuest on Fitness Plan
Picture this: you and a team of learners are presented with the task of learning about an elephant. But instead of looking to an encyclopedia or a textbook, you are each blindfolded and guided to a real elephant. Each of you touches a different part of the animal: one, the soft and delicate tip of the elephant's trunk; another, the hard tusk of ivory; and a third, the wrinkled hide around the elephant's belly.
What would be the best fitness plan for your client?

Fitness Testing
http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/0982.htm
Fitness Testing
Four simple ways to keep a check on your overall fitness. Whether you are a ball player, a cricketer, an endurance runner, a triathlete or a serious practitioner of some other sport, it is important for you to improve your fitness steadily over the course of your training year or competitive season, because fitness upgrades should improve your ability to perform well in your sport.

The Seven Major Components of Fitness
http://tinyurl.com/gc45q
The Seven Major Components of Fitness
The BSA Physical Fitness Award's core requirements are the following seven major components.
They are used to measure an individual's improvement over time, not to establish an arbitrary minimum level of activity.

Assess Your Current Fitness Level
http://www.fitboot.com/assess.shtml
Assess Your Current Fitness Level

Catching Fitness Fever
http://tinyurl.com/gmcmn
Catching Fitness Fever : An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan
Many times people who are not very physically active have low self- confidence. To help students feel better about themselves and their abilities, and to help the students become more physically fit, the students will record their physical activity for one month. They will be required to take part in a minimum of three vigorous physical activities per week.

Fitness.Gov
http://www.fitness.gov/
Fitness.Gov is the health, physical activity, fitness and sports information website of the (USA) President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
You can find out about the Council and its work, view our publications, and link to the resources of other government agencies as well as to health and fitness organizations.
To find out how you can start a physical activity program today and stay active and fit for life while earning Presidential awards,visit our free, interactive physical activity and fitness website.

Exercise and You
http://tinyurl.com/jxtb4
Exercise and You : An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan
This lesson focuses on the benefits of warm ups. Students will learn about exercise and how to warm up muscles before doing hard exercises. They learn warm ups and exercises that develop physical fitness that keep muscles strong and the heart and lungs healthy.

Pilates
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/pilates.html
Pilates (pronounced: puh-lah-teez) improves your mental and physical well-being, increases flexibility, and strengthens muscles.
Pilates uses controlled movements in the form of mat exercises or equipment to tone and strengthen the body. For decades, it's been the exercise of choice for dancers and gymnasts (and now Hollywood actors), but it was originally used to rehabilitate bedridden or immobile patients during World War I.

Compulsive Exercise
http://tinyurl.com/eo3bb
Compulsive Exercise
Rachel and her cheerleading team practice three to five times a week. Rachel feels a lot of pressure to keep her weight down - as head cheerleader, she wants to set an example to the team. So she adds extra daily workouts to her regimen. But lately, Rachel has been feeling worn out, and she has a hard time just making it through a regular team practice.
You may think you can't get too much of a good thing, but in the case of exercise, a healthy activity can sometimes turn into an unhealthy compulsion. Rachel is a good example of how an overemphasis on physical fitness or weight control can become unhealthy. Read on to find out more about compulsive exercise and its effects.

Hydration Calculator
http://www.bottledwater.org/public/hydratio_main.htm
Hydration Calculator
Welcome to the IBWA Hydration Calculator. This interactive tool is designed to help individuals meet their personal hydration needs. The most current findings of the National Academy of Sciences as reported in its February 2004 report, "Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate," and other expert resources, have been considered when preparing the Hydration Calculator.

Whole Fitness
http://www.wholefitness.com/
The Body Fitness topics includes tips, articles and how-to photo tutorials about exercise, strength training and bodybuilding, sports fitness, home & gym workout, and more.
In the Diet Fitness section you will find tips and illustrated articles about healthy eating, supplements and herbs, sports nutrition, and more.

Living Well and Living
http://www.health-fitness-tips.com/
Health and Fitness Make the Difference Between Living Well and Living
The Purpose of Health and Fitness Tips : To inform you of new developments in the health and fitness fields is our aim. We'll do the research; we have the resources. You get the results. The name of the game is 'current' and 'relevant' for today.
Forget all the excess baggage of the so-called fitness gurus.

Stretching and strength-training
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fitness/SM00103
Stretching and strength-training
Downloadable slide shows and video clips
Also a section "Ask a fitness specialist"

Start a Fitness Program? Take These 5 Steps
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fitness/HQ00171
Ready To Start a Fitness Program? Take These 5 Steps
If you're thinking about starting a fitness program, that's great. Physical activity can reduce your risk of chronic disease, improve your balance and coordination, help you lose weight and can even improve your sleep habits and self-esteem. If you find the prospect of taking on yet another project a bit overwhelming, you may find it helpful to create a plan and divide the work into manageable pieces. The good news? You're only five steps away from a healthier lifestyle.
Assess your fitness level | Design your program | Assemble your equipment | Get started | Monitor your progress |

BAM! Body and Mind
http://www.bam.gov/index.html
Designed for kids 9?3 years old, BAM! Body and Mind gives them the information they need to make healthy lifestyle choices.
BAM! Body and Mind is an online destination for kids created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Designed for kids 9-13 years old, BAM! Body and Mind gives them the information they need to make healthy lifestyle choices. The site focuses on topics that kids told us are important to them ?such as stress and physical fitness ?using kid-friendly lingo, games, quizzes, and other interactive features.
BAM! Body and Mind also serves as an aid to teachers, providing them with interactive, educational, and fun activities that are linked to the national education standards for science and health.

Physical Activity For Everyone
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/
Physical Activity For Everyone
Who ever said physical activity is all work and no play? In fact, it can be just the opposite! There is no need to think of strenuous workouts that are painful and boring. Instead, imagine doing fun physical activities you enjoy and look forward to. Do physical activity for enjoyment and watch the health benefits follow!
Physical Activity Resources for Health Care Professionals | Growing Stronger: Strength Training for Older Adults |