Subject:
FITNESS AND NUTRITIONLINKS
I.- BASICS OF FITNESS AND NUTRITION:
1) Back to the basics
2) Materials for teachers and parents
3) Injuries and illnesses
3-a) Eating disorders:
3-b) Exercise therapy:
4) General:
II.- POPULATION SPECIFIC:
1) Men
2) Women
3) Fit over 50
4) Young
5) Obese
III - SPORTS AND FOOD CHOICES:
1) Non-impact exercises
1-a) bodybuilding and strength training
1-b) Yoga, Tai-Chi and soft Eastern sports
1-c) Daily exercising
2) Impact exercises
2-a) Aerobic activity
2-b) Martial arts
2-c) dance
2-d) Running
IV- NUTRITION:
3) Dieting
3-a) Diets
3-b) Recipes
4) Veganism
5) Dictionaries
6) Natural food:
5-a) Herbs
7) Controversial foods:
6-a) Supplements
6-b) Additives:
6-c) Sweeteners
6-d) Other:
V - ARTICLES AND NEWS
1) Magazines
2) News
3) Articles
VI - TOOLS:
1) Electronic tools:
1-a) Calculators
1-b) Searchable links
1-c) Forums
1-d) Mailing lists
1-e) Books
1-f) Softwares
1-g) Dictionaries
2) Professionals:
2-a) Professional help
2-b) Nutritionists
2-c) Faqs
3) Commercial:
3-a) Sport equipment
3-b) Training packages
3-c) Supplements
3-d
) Natural foods3-e) General
Anotated Web Links:
I.- BASICS OF FITNESS AND NUTRITION:
1) Back to the basics
U.S Department of Agriculture
This site proposes many publications online. The pamphlets are good starters to understand basic food, nutrition and physical activities for a healthy life. The small books are entertaining and well-written so they can be used for presentations or for teaching as well as for personal use.
The National Consumers League
They offer brochures and newsletters on special topics such as food and drug, health issues, pollution, shopping tips and more practical information for the consumer.
2) Materials for teachers and parents
Utah Education network
The Home Economics Family Life Program presents its Food and Fitness Nutrition and Food Curriculum Guide. The lessons plans are designed to teach children of all ages about the basic nutrients, food giving body energy and regulating body functions, building the body. They offer teaching strategies and sources of free or inexpensive materials.
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/lp_res/nutri100.html
Discovery School.com
Discovery School is a sophisticated site that proposes health lesson plans for educators for different grades. The best thing is that the
lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/health.html
Health teacher
Health teacher offers a few hundreds k-12 health lessons for free. They also provide assessment tools and a teacher support group. Their subjects go from drugs, environment, spiritual health, nutrition, physical activity, to sex and family health.
Game central Station
The game Central Station offers many games for Physical Education Teachers, recreation specialists and of course parents. The games go by name, skills, grade, realted sport and even warm-up activities from kindergarten to grade 12.
http://www.gamecentralstation.com/
3) Injuries and illnesses
3-a) Eating disorders:
ANRED website
It is a nonprofit organization that provides information about anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, compulsive exercising, and other less well-known food and weight disorders. Their materials also include details about recovery and prevention.
3-b) Exercise therapy:
Spine Universe
They let you ask questions of leading experts on surgery, conditions, and treatments. They offer treatment guides as well as interesting articles on fitness specific problems.
4) General:
WellnessWeb
This site was possible because of the collaboration of patients, healthcare professionals, and other caregivers. Their mission is to help find the best and most appropriate medical information and support available. You'll find information about clinical trials, community health, drug dosages and compliance, treatment options and research, how to select a health care provider, reports on dozens of illnesses and conditions, tips about healthy lifestyles, complementary treatment alternatives and options, and many more topics.
NetSweat
Winner of several awards, this fitness resource provides an interactive room for fitness and nutrition question and answers, a comprehensive directory of fitness sites, information for fitness industry professionals and a fitness plan that fits all.
Fitness Link
This is a no non-sense site that aims to tell the truth about exercising, burning fat and muscle gain. It targets men and women alike with the help of professional who help you to find a non-conflicting answer to your problems.
Fitness Online
Find tips in order to improve your performances whatever the sport your are practicing. Discover new sports and they aerobic benefits, learn to differentiate between dangerous foods and good foods and try new herbs for your overall well being.
Health Finder
This site focuses on deadly diseases, allergies, prevention and self-care, frauds. It is a gateway towards health professionals, dictionaries, information for parents, children, educators.
II.- POPULATION SPECIFIC:
1) Men
MensHealth.com
Health-related information for men including fitness calculator, eating well, sex, and tips for looking good.
http://www.menshealth.com/index.html/
Men's Fitness
Find out how to combine a healthy diet and the right nutritional supplements to create a better body.
2) Women
http://women.bodytrends.com/women/
Women.com
Tips on how to keep a flat belly, shed pounds, find the right exercise, manage your weight, learn more about cellulite. Plus, an aerobics message board and a weight quiz.
Fit pregnancy
Maternity and baby products, fitness, nutrition, health for the pregnant woman. How to stay fit during the year of pregnancy. Ask the pediatrician. Get answers to all your most nagging questions.
3) Fit over 50
Fifty-Plus
This is an international organization devoted to information about aging, motivation toward concrete goals after fify, and participation in exercise and fitness while aging gracefully. A plus for those beginning a program late in life or for those who wonder about their daily workouts.
http://www.50plus.org/pages/directory.htm
My prime Time
The staff of this site gives you tips on ailments and answers, caring for your family, aging without fear, sex & love, stress busters, weight loss and nutrition. The articles are provocative but informative.
http://www.myprimetime.com/health/
4) Young
Youth Runner
Magazine for young runners, this is maybe the hottest source of information on Track, Cross Country, and Road Racing available on this planet or anywhere for young athletes.
Kid's Health
A parents' guide to fitness and nutrition for their kids. This site gives you helpful advice, especially with daily problems you might not know how to cope with like how to motivate a child who does not want to exercise?
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/index.html
5) Obese
Obesity 101
Here is a primer offered to its subscribers on the theories and major issues concerning obesity research and the development of medications. Some sections cover the basics, others cover more complex subjects, like how the various brain and gut peptides regulate energy expenditure, and the major theories on obesity. The purpose of Obesity 101 is to form a compendium on all aspects of obesity research for subscribers to use as a reference tool.
The Virtual office of the Surgeon General
This National Action Plan on Overweight and obesity is focussed on a general contemporary problem. What can we do about it? How can you help?
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/
III - SPORTS AND FOOD CHOICES:
1) Non-impact exercises
1-a) bodybuilding and strength training
Global Health and Fitness
Whether you are a beginner at strength training (also referred to as weight training or weight lifting) or one who is already advanced, needing alternate exercises to add variety, increase intensity or overcome a frustrating plateau, the Global Health and Fitness Strength Training program will help you develop your own program step-by-step, educating you in the safest and most effective ways to strength train.
http://www.global-fitness.com/strength.html
Muscle & Fitness
A very interesting web page that features articles from the magazine Muscle & Fitness. The articles go into details and are original as well. They cover nutrition, body and mind, training, sport medicine themes and other resources you might find very useful.
http://www.muscleandfitness.com
1-b) Yoga, Tai-Chi and soft Eastern sports
Santosha.com
The most complete site on yoga with interactive postures, forums, a beginner's guide, a newsletter and many articles that help understand more about the practice of yoga.
http://www.santosha.com/asanas/asana.html
Fitness Matters
Introduction to T'ai Chi and Yoga. Advice on nutrition, fitness, health, parenting related to fitness. Plus, advice on how to find a teacher, to relieve stress, and maintain fitness during pregnancy.
http://lifematters.com/taijin.html
1-c) Daily exercising
Fitrex.com
Complete and comprehensive online exercises to reach any of your goal. The site covers general fitness workouts, lean workouts, workouts you can do at home, body building, workouts that boost your metabolism, muscle conditioning, sport specific workouts.
Get fit.com
The most impressive feature they offer is a 3D online exercises and stretching program. The look is very professional and highly instructive. Plus, find health and fitness tips.
2) Impact exercises
2-a) Aerobic activity
Web Aerobics
Global provider of aerobics services for people seeking better health and fitness, this aerobics megasite offers a 12 channel arrangement of over
2,324 aerobics-related sites. Inside those 12 channels is a further breakdown into 119 additional subchannels. Their main goal is to offer an easy-to-use system that will allow you to find simple to use, yet deep information on aerobics.
2-b) Martial arts
Total Fitness Solutions
In this site you will find many articles and information on fitness, nutrition and martial arts training from most disciplines. Some of the martial arts styles are; karate, hapkido, judo, taekwondo, jujitsu, kickboxing, ninjitsu, aikido, savate, kali, dumog, kendo, kungfu, muaythai, sambo, and many more including information on self defense and weapons training. There are also discussions on training for kids and dojo selection. Also a good introduction to nutrition.
http://www.totalfitnesssolutions.com/
2-c) Dance:
Dance Fitness plus
Fitness articles, free newsletter, free discussion groups, personal training, teleclasses. Nutrition advice for dancers.
http://www.dancefitnessplus.com/
2-d) Runners
American Running Association
It is
a non-profit, educational association of runners where medical professionals and corporations dedicate to promoting running nationwide. They provide basic information on training, nutrition, sports medicine, and fitness. They also try to motivate new runners towards a healthy living.http://www.americanrunning.org/
IV- NUTRITION:
1) General information
C
enter for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition.Every day, every American comes in contact with a host of products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), everything from the most common food ingredients to complex medical and surgical devices, lifesaving drugs, and radiation-emitting consumer and medical products. In fact, FDA-regulated products account for about 25 cents of every consumer dollar spent in the United States. Stated most simply, FDA's mission is to promote and protect the public health by helping safe and effective products reach the market in a timely way, and monitoring products for continued safety after they are in use. Our work is a blending of law and science aimed at protecting consumers.
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html/
American Dietetic Association.
Find a dietitian, papers and a journal online. The American dietetic Association promotes optimal nutrition and well being for all people.
Gateway for Governmental Food Safety Information
Eat healthy avoiding unsafe foods. Consumers? Receive advice how to shop and preserve your food. Educators? Find out how to watch over everything that could cause diseases or problems. Learn also about environmental sanitation.
Federal Consumer Information Center
If you are looking for basic and well-informed information about food and nutrition, this site is perfect for you. Use their articles to teach your class or your children or to get a quick idea of the problem you are interested in. You can also buy their many articles for reading at home.
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/food.htm
If you have always wondered what the food panels mean and how they are created, this is the place for you. The new food panel is also explained in detail. The articles talk about nutrition information of restaurant menus, help you to understand the health claims on foods, and they also have a consumer research on food label.
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/label.html
DINE Systems
Dine Systems is an elaborated site which offers quizzes, softwares designed to improve nutritional health. Reviews, product support, nutrition and health tips, a list of minerals, vitamins, are part of their many links.
2) Sport Nutrition
CBSHP
Sports Nutrition Infoline offers hot topics in sport nutrition, FAQ in sport nutrition and quick tips for sport nutrition.
http://www.umass.edu/cnshp/newsletter.html
3) Dieting
3-a) Diets
CyberDiet
This site provides many tools and articles about self-assessment, diet and nutrition, exercise and fitness, support and motivation, and also illnesses related to eating disorders. You can as well search their database of foods, use their daily food planner, start a weight loss program with them. They also have discussion groups. The information on Cyberdiet is peer-reviewed, submitted by licensed Registered Dietitians as well as other healthcare providers. All the information, programs and tools on Cyberdiet are free of charge.
Fitness Jumpsite
Free online library for those who want to try a new diet, ameliorate their lifestyle, look for online calculators, nutritional advice that are clear and easy to follow. They have a forum to ask questions and actually get answers. And more.
http://primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/
DietWorldOnline.Com
Free magazine online with loads of diet tips. Lots of information about fitness and weight loss and related links to other web sites.
http://www.dietworldonline.com/
3-b) Recipes
24 Hour Fitness
Resource for low fat recipes that are either cold or hot, from entries to deserts. They also offer nutrition and healthy recipes along with articles that clarify their choices. A site you can trust.
http://www.24hourfitness.com/html/nutrition/24_hour_recipes/
All Recipes
Great recipes, meal ideas and cooking advice for everybody, for different tastes and different eating habist. They also have a free newsletter.
http://allrecipes.com/directory/default.asp
3) Veganism
The Vegetarian resource Group
All vegies; they have vegetarian recipes as well as vegan ones; nutritional information, cookbooks, journal excerpts and brochures. A complete site for the enthusiasts.
Vegan Action
Vegan action is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating people about the many benefits of a vegan lifestyle. These volunteers helped to include vegan menus to schools, the creation of vegan certified products and they prepare campaigns for more recognition.
4) Dictionaries
Arbor Nutrition Guide
This guide offers a complete portal of nutritional products. You can search by keywords and browse through a huge collection of articles related to nutrition. This site should answer most of your questions, so get there and have a look.
5) Natural food:
5-a) Herbs
The Herb Research Foundation (HRF)
This is a nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to improving world health through the informed use of herbs. HRF is internationally recognized as one of the foremost sources of scientific information on medical plants. They also offer a natural health care and herb encyclopedia online.
http://www.herbs.org/index.html/
6) Controversial foods:
6-a) Supplements
PowerSupplements.com
Get the facts before buying any sports supplements! Read articles on what works, what doesn't and what is dangerous to your health. Check out the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) for detailed information on Creatine, HGH, HMB, ZMA, Whey Protein, Andro, Methoxy, Glutamine, Chromium. Separate the fact from fiction.
http://www.powersupplements.com/
6-b) Additives:
CSPI
The Center for Science in the Public Interest offers a complete food additive guide as well as crucial information on caffeine, chemicals and additives used in food, what is safe and what is harmful in nowadays daily products, and more.
http://www.cspinet.org/reports/
6-c) Sweeteners
International Sweeteners Association
Here is a site which describe European regulatory status of sweeteners, their science and their role in weight control, diabetes and dental health. They give a detailed list of existing sweeteners, their benefits and dangers
http://www.isabru.org/frameset.html
6-d) Other:
iVillage.com
Articles and answer about antioxidants, caffeine, calcium, calories, carbohydrates, cholesterol, iron, protein, sodium, sugar, vitamin and minerals, pregnancy.
http://www.ivillage.com/topics/food/nutrition/
V - ARTICLES AND NEWS
1) Magazines
Nutrition CabWeb
This site delivers the content of six leading journals right online such as the British Journal of Nutrition. All articles are related to nutritional science. This means thousands of articles written by professionals that you can trust.
Vegetarian Times
Here is an original monthly, thought-provoking food and lifestyle magazine. Not only the articles focus on practical advice on cooking and nutrition, but they also introduce information on fitness, health and governmental policy and the environment. This is a complete magazine that is one of the most entertaining.
http://www.vegetariantimes.com/
Muscle & Fitness Hers
This magazine targets especially women. Find out how to train better and lose extra fat. Learn also how to accommodate a vegetarian diet with your daily workouts. These are a few of the numerous articles this professional magazine covers.
http://www.muscleandfitnesshers.com/
Health
This magazine has certain recognition in the world. You can read about nutrition, fitness, personal care and overall well being. Subscriptions are offered in America or at international rates.
http://www.magazinesofamerica.com/4478-9.html
Health & nutrition Letter
This is a Newsletter from
Tufts University School of Nutrition Science. They claim to give you the latest, scientific-based information. The Newsletter includes information on choosing food wisely, controlling weight, preventing disease and staying fit.http://healthletter.tufts.edu/
Drkoop.com
Find consumer-friendly advice, alternative medicine center, health tips, fitness center, medical minutes, mental wellness, nutrition, prevention centers, information on tobacco and smoking, and weight loss.
http://www.drkoop.com/wellness/
2) News
Web MD Health
Stay healthy, exercise, eat and have fun is the moto of the whole site. You will find a forum covering more than sixty topics related to fitness, nutrition and health. Plus, news and myths explained by experts. It is worth the detour.
3) Articles
Thrive Online
Rich in content and one of the most diversified site on the web, thrive online includes all health, fitness articles and tools such as calorie activity calculator, park and trail guides, fitness planners, and nutrition tools such as a recipe finder, a vitamin guide and the food pyramids.
http://thriveonline.oxygen.com/
Vhi Health
Hundred of articles on nutrition and supplements for athletic people, vitamins and minerals basic information, how to control your weight and eat healthy, water safety. They also have some articles on exercise and depression, gears and sport injuries
.
A to Z fitness
They have weekly articles, daily fit-tips, healthy recipe's, online training video demonstrations changed weekly plus much more live content for the fit conscience minded individuals. They also offer information on burning fat, exercising, eating right, losing weight, building muscle, taking supplements, staying motivated and enhancing sports performance not only from their database of online articles but also via live content from six Pro's who answer questions for free on the BBS.
EndurePlus.com
Keep knowledge of the latest sports nutrition, endurance training, exercise science, health, and doping information. You have the choice between many new and archived articles.
http://www.endureplus.com/features.cfm
Find articles.com
An articles finder. Quickly and easily find published articles on the topics that interests you. Very useful if you are looking for a specific subject. Look for their sport, health and fitness articles.
http://www.findarticles.com/cf_1/PI/subject.jhtml
Fitlinxx
Fitness, health and sport training articles. The site target as population families, seniors, children, men and women. Articles cover subjects such as meditation, motivation, sleep, all kind of sports, vegetarianism, diseases, and many more subjects. They also have an interesting basic fitness assessment online.
VI - TOOLS:
1) Electronic tools:
1-a) Calculators
Nutrition on the Web - for Teens
Here you can find an online diet planner, a few links to calculate your calories intake everyday. Login (no email address required) then mark everything you have eaten today and see if you lost weight or gained weight. Very easy!
http://library.thinkquest.org/10991/login.html
American Heart Association
Track your progress as far as your fitness goals are concerned. You will need to register at this site to utilize the exercise diary, but it's free and can really be helpful.
http://www.justmove.org/diary/
1-b) Searchable links
NetSweat
Find an Internet's Fitness resource site along with some basic fitness information. They have a comprehensive list of links that is incredibly complete. You might find here this particular links that matches your needs.
www.Women'sSportsPage
This is an extensive and rather complete index of links to women's and girls' sports pages around the web.
http://fiat.gslis.utexas.edu/~lewisa/womsprt.html
Geo-portals.com
Healthcare information, health insurance, medicare information, the whole family health, medical resources for consumers, personalized info, government provided resources, specific health concerns, info for health care providers, directories of doctors and hospitals, and more.
http://www.geohealth.net/
Nutrition and Food on the Web - Finding the Right Stuff
Jean Fremont guide you towards the web's best sites about nutrition for everyone, the art and science of food, exercise and nutrition pros, health, medicine and special dietary needs, softwares and tools, conferences and announcements.
http://www.sfu.ca/~jfremont/index.html
Vegetarian pages
Find answers to your questions, vegetarian organizations, recipes, and mega index to vegetarian information.
Achoo
Internet health Library
Health, fitness, sexuality, nutrition links from all over the net. Enter a keyword and search.
http://www.health-library.com/
1-c) Forums
eDiets.com
It is a diet support group. Visit with thousands of other eDieters in 35 different groups and plan meals. You can take a free tour before you decide if you want to join or not.
The Diet Forum
The site provides you with a variety of articles, recipes, weight loss programs and personal diet plans. They also provide diet tips for preparing a quick weight loss plan. Enjoy a free download of weight loss guide with low fat recipes when you sign up for their free weight loss newsletter. Read their diet tips on how to lose weight, increase metabolism and plan healthy diets.
Elite Fitness
Private discussion board to chat about steroids, training and nutrition in relation to bodybuilding. You can also read interesting articles as well as athletes' stories.
Ask the exercise scientist
http://www.fitnessworld.com/network/network_pages/q&a/scientist.shtml
1-d) Mailing lists
Tip World
Register at Tip World to receive news and interesting, valuable tips concerning health and fitness topics such as diet, fitness, good nutrition, kid's health, herbs and vitamins, weight training, men's and women's health.
http://www.topica.com/tipworld/index.html/
Greg Landry
Subscribe to Greg's free email newsletters and you'll immediately receive five free weight loss and fitness articles via email. They are complete and interesting, and you can even use them linkware in your homepages. Other of his newsletter cover: "weight loss and fitness newsletter", "muscle tone tips newsletter", your health newsletter, and "walking for weight loss".
1-e) Books
An Exercise Diary and Fitness Guide by Suzanne Schlosberg
http://gus82570.hypermart.net/ultimate_workout.htm
Alpha Craze.com
In this site, you will find over 75 categories of health and fitness books on subjects such as vitamins, yoga, nutrition, aerobics, healing, homeopathy, diseases, and exercise.
1-f) Softwares
DietPower.com
Turn Your Computer into a personal trainer, lose weight, get in shape, balance your diet, fight nutrition-related illness with the most powerful and fun-to-use health software on the market today. Just tell DietPower how much you want to weigh and when. Each morning as you record your weight, the program designs a calorie budget for you. Throughout the day, log all your meals and exercise, and DietPower will instantly show their effect on your balance of thirty three important nutrients. If you stay within your budget and faithfully record your meals, you cannot fail to reach your desired weight on your target date.
Fitness and Nutrition Software
Fitness and Nutrition Made E-Z, a revolutionary approach to physical fitness, monitors your nutritional intake, plans your workout programs and charts your progress through easy to use graphs and tables. Set and attain personal goals with this foolproof, do-it-yourself program that performs the computations for you. Analyze weight loss and caloric intake while building the exercise regimen essential for your well-being. Track and compare your measurements on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Whether a professional athlete or fitness buff, master your health--safely, effectively and efficiently.
http://www.newsearching.com/nutrition/Fitness_and_Nutrition_Software.html
Nutrology
Nutrology's FitBody 4.0 software help you to calculate your calories intake, design recipes, eat smart, build your body and shape it the way you want, furthermore, you get the advice of professional trainers.
Fitness Quest
A free software offer. This is an interactive, CD-ROM produced by Firstpath.com called, "Total Fitness and Nutrition." It will help you to define workable goals, cook new healthy recipes, and give you great ideas and tips.
http://www.fitnessquest.com/scripts/wsisa.dll/WService=fq/itemdetl.html?item=3299
1-g) Dictionaries:
MedTerms.com
This is a complete list of medical words with their definitions. The site also lists common allergies, asthma, arthritis, cancer, cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure. They go into detail explaining the causes and ways we might avoid or limit the occurrence of these illnesses.
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/AlphaIdx.asp?p=A_DICT
2) Professionals:
2-a) Professional help
Asimba
Asimba proposes tools for fitness such as finding a health club or a personal trainers in your region. You can also ask advice from an expert, and online. They teach you how to eat right and lose weight, how to train for performance. They help you to keep track of your progress. Just sign up for free and enjoy all the professional advice.
IDEAfit.com
This is the source for fitness professionals and enthusiasts. Find interesting reports about professional insurance, a shop online, a personal trainer locator articles and facts for the serious exercisers.
Jana Trains
A personal trainer provides articles on fitness, nutrition, exercise and strength training. You can also take the nutrition quiz or the fitness quiz to learn more.
http://www.janatrains.com/features.htm
IFPA
The International Fitness Professionals Association gives advice on how to learn to become a personal trainer or aerobics instructor. They include exercise tips and healthy recipes.
2-b) Nutritionists
Nutrition Today
Join with friends and you will get a discount. They propose a plan for good nutrition. If you do not want to join, you can still enjoy some nutritious meals customized to your needs or a fitness plan. They use regular foods found at the grocery store.
http://www.nutritiontoday.com/
Body works
Shop for bodybuilding and diet supplements from makers such as EAS, Muscletech, Cytodyne Twinlab and Met-Rx.
They also provide articles for increasing flexibility, training principles and guidelines, exercises principles, how to choose your personal trainer and more.
http://www.bodyworks-nutrition.com/
2-c) Faqs:
Go ask Alice!
Alice answers questions on a variety of issues such as cardiovascular/aerobic exercise, weight training, stretching and flexibility, optimal nutrition, supplements, veganism, food choices and health, eating disorders. Hosted by Columbia University Health Services.
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat3.html
Ask the Dietitian
Questions and answers based on current nutrition practice and published research as well as Joanne Larsen's own clinical practice with patients. It is an educational site
http://www.dietitian.com/index.html
3) Commercial:
3-a) Sport equipment
Sport Brain
Here is an innovative way to see your progress on the web. Wear their f
http://www.sportbrain.com/Home/Home.cfm
Lifeline USA
3-b) Training packages
The Barnett Training
This program provides health and fitness information for men and women of all ages. A "Fitness Lifestyle" includes weight training, aerobic training, flexibility training and good eating habits. The objective of this site is to provide the information necessary for one to develop a Fitness Lifestyle and obtain health, strength, and vitality. Pick the workbook, video and consultation here.
http://www.barnett-fitness.com/
Cardio Athletic Kickbox
http://www.behindscenes.com/fitnesslinks.htm
3-c) Supplements
PeakHealth.com
Find diverse products for fitness addicts: amino acids, books and accessories, essential fatty acids, joint and bone care, health packs, protein powders, pre and post workout products and much more for sale.
EAS.com
Easy to use catalogue and order online from a worldly recognized firm. EAS is a brand of sport nutrition supplement that proposes superior quality products based on scientific research.
3-d
) Natural foodsCedarlane Natural Food Inc.
Buy good food without worrying about fat and calories, as well as the ingredients of the food. This site offers a variety of food "good for you" and low in fat. Their menu includes a variety of low fat and less fat frozen entrees, and fat free and specialty breads, all of which are vegetarian and completely natural. You can be assured that none of their products contain artificial preservatives, artificial colors, refined sugars or artificial ingredients. Plus, they taste great!
Fitness Fuel
Located in nearby Dana Point, this eatery ships delicious and healthy menus right to your home. They have low-fat entrees for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and it is affordable.
http://www.fitnessfuel.com/fitnessfuel.htm
Natural health
http://www.naturalhealth1.com/
3-e) General:
Choice Mall
A great choice of links to buy anything related to Fitness and Sports.
http://mall.choicemall.com/Categories/Sports&Fitness/
Nutrition Partners
The United States Marine Corps shares with you its program for promoting loosing fat and building muscles. This site has been developed by retired and former Marines who know a great deal how to improve your health and fitness quickly, or so they declare. They have a newsletter and recommend diverse products and services.
http://www.nutritionpartners.com/
Buy it on the web.com
Find As Seen On TV men's and women's health, fitness and sports products. Includes diet and weight loss supplements and exercise equipment. Features Richard Simmon's products too.
Sports Participation taken from the Food Files
A proper diet is the key to sport performance. This article advise on fluid intake and proper diet for soccer, basketball, netball, volleyball, squash, baseball, hockey players, and shot-putters, swimmers, surfers, canoeing, javelin, discus, jumping, triathlon enthusiasts. Focusing on the teenagers, its principles may also be applied to any kind of sport training.
http://library.thinkquest.org/11960/miracle/sports.htm
Strenuous physical activity and self-starvation plays a major role in the development and maintenance of eating disorders such as anorexia. Dr. Garner explains why overtraining may disrupt the normal mechanisms of energy balance. He confirms this hypothesis by stressing the link between eating disorder, amenorrhea and osteoporosis.
http://river-centre.org/2MuchExer.html
This article points out why the famous 40% carbohydrates, 30% protein, and 30% fat diet can be ineffective and harmful. The author goes on telling us about sports drinks, bars or gels, and which ones are best; how the glycemic index of carbohydrates may affect exercise performance; and how nutrition can help body recovery.
http://www.umass.edu/cnshp/hot.html
Carbohydrate unloading: a reality by Ellen Coleman, RD, MA, MPH
Dr. Coleman explains the danger of those diet books, which explain that a high-carbohydrate diet makes you fat and hurts your athletic performance. She goes into details explaining why carbohydrates and insulin do not make you fat; why high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets do not increase your ability to burn fat, are not the answer for people who are insulin resistant and are not magic but very low-calorie regimens. She teaches how to keep to right mix.
http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/1997/02feb/carbo.htm
Nutrition Apsects of Overtraining
by Paige HolmAdventure racing and ultra marathoning are more and more popular events. Participants may be at one point subject to overtraining, which is a poorly planned training program. Dr. Holm defines overtraining, describes the role of nutrition as part of the cause; nutrition, immunity and overtraining aspects as well as nutritional strategies to prevent incidents.
http://www.nutrifit.org/nutraspovertraining.html
Supplement Guide from Shape up America!
Separate the facts from fiction about supplements and their effects on the body. Learn the basics about vitamins, vitamin-like substances, and minerals; carbohydrates and related substances; food drugs like caffeine; proteins, amino acids, and related substances; sport bars and drinks; hormones and hormone-like substances; strength and fitness enhancers; fats and related substances; eating Patterns and herbs.
http://www.shapeup.org/fitness/nutrition/supp.htm
Logging exercise workouts gives mental and physical inspiration by MARLENE HABIB
This article is about the merits of keeping a diary in order to re-enforce your training habit and help measure your progress. It stresses the importance of doing fitness assessments. Mental and physical inspiration are targeted here. The author ads some useful and basic training tips at the end.
http://www.acmi.canoe.ca/HealthNews/980908_exercise.html
How alcohol can affect your health and muscles by Dennis R. Sparkman, Ph.D..
Is alcohol good for building muscles? This article explains why alcohol and bodybuilding cannot go together. The author explains that alcohol is a depressant drug that interferes with the basic functions of the body such as the heart pumping effect.
Strength Training Principles and Guidelines by Chad Tackett, President of Global Health and Fitness.
This series of five articles give clear guidelines on how to increase muscle definition in a safe and no-nonsense manner. Tackett explains the importance of warming up, cooling down and stretching, the importance of blood supply to your muscles, lifting speed, form technique, exercise through full range of motion, exercise selection and sequence, sets, relationship between resistance and repetitions, progressive resistance, finally how to avoid overtraining,
http://www.bodyworks-nutrition.com/mall/Article_31.htm
http://www.bodyworks-nutrition.com/mall/Article_32.htm
http://www.bodyworks-nutrition.com/mall/Article_33.htm
http://www.bodyworks-nutrition.com/mall/Article_34.htm
http://www.bodyworks-nutrition.com/mall/Article_35.htm
Boles explains his own experience fighting against high blood cholesterol when exercising was not enough for him. He gives his fitness plan in details, what kind of exercises he implemented in his daily and how he became a vegan as opposed to strict vegetarianism.
http://www.goinside.com/99/4/lower.html
Should I exercise if I am pregant? contributed by Christine Grant, CPT
Grant introduces you to a delicate topic with professionalism. She explains that pregnant women should not stop exercising, but she gives a list of things an expectant woman should be aware of. She includes in her article tips for the warm up, flexibility, heart rate, dehydration and warning signs of complications.
http://www.innovativelogic.com/crosstrainer/news/christine/pregnancyexercise.htm
The author explains what is the TRIAD ailments. He explains that the triad ailments, and particularly disordered eating, are not uncommon in the general female population because modern women are often obsessed with weight and appearance. He adds that this ailments are even worse among women athletes. This article is important for parents who push their children towards competition or people who want to compete.
http://www.newsday.com/features/health/triad/tcov0727.htm
Training to improve vertical jump
by William WeaverThis article talk about plyometrics training, a plus in any crosstraining activity. Hops, springs and leaps are part of the vertical jump routine, essential for runners, dancers, or any activity that requires jumping such as basket ball. Weaver examines subjects related to strength versus power, the ability to use the "stretch reflex" and the training principles for the plyometric jumps
http://fusta.virtualave.net/verticaljump.htm
The secret to fat loss by Ellington Darden, Ph.D
This article underlines the importance of a strength training program along with aerobic workouts. Darden exposes how aerobic activities help us lose weight but at the same time diminishes muscle mass. He finally gives advice on how to combine a moderately reduced calorie diet with a strength-training program.
http://fitness-1on1.com/nutrition.html
Nutrition and Longevity by Brian Thacker
Even if this subject has not been extensively researched, Thacker stresses its importance by stating that the elderly population is one of the fastest growing segments of the population. Apparently the Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) are not sufficient to ensure popper nutritional health for elders because their body composition and needs depends on a lot of factors. Thacker ends advising that each individual should be considered separately after age 50.
http://otpt.ups.edu/Gerontological_Resources/Gerontology_Manual/Thacker.html
The Dangers of Excess Body Fat by Chad Tackett
The author informs us that it is most important to be careful about our level of body fat rather than worrying about our appearance. He explains why in details: reducing body fat reduces disease risks, gaining weight happens to most of us, healthy eating and a fitness program are the answers.
http://www.popularfitness.com/articles/article13.html
Human Growth Hormone
(HGH) by Ron Kennedy, M.D.A very interesting article that talks about the effects of the growth hormone on the human body and how it affects aging. Kennedy explains the biochemistry of the growth hormone (hgh) and the way you can increase this hormone in your body by anaeobic exercising.
http://www.medical-library.net/sites/framer.html?/sites/_human_growth_hormone_(hgh).html
Strength Training Is For Every Body by Jazzercize
This article informs us about the benefits of a strength training program for everybody. Muscle conditioning is necessary for maintaining and enhancing lean muscle weight, injury prevention, fighting against osteoporosis,
http://www.physical.com/jazzer/fitfacts/ff_007.htm
Fit or Fat tips:
The Great Indoors: Exercise For A Rainy Day by Covert Baileyhttp://www.healthcentral.com/FitorFat/FitorFatFullText.cfm?ID=33668&src=n31
Fit or Fat tips:
The Great outdoors: which exercise is right for you? by Covert Bailey
Stretching and flexibility: everything you never wanted to know by Brad Appleton
This is actually a book online that can be read like an article. Appleton is a professional dancer who decided to put all information about stretching and flexibility available for everybody. This book includes detailed and very useful comments about the physiology of stretching, everything flexibility, types of stretching and how to stretch.
http://members.tripod.com/~run4ever/sports/stretch_all_one.html
Good nutrition for Seniors
This article was written by the staff of the University of Maine. The authors gives nutrition tips for the elders and explains what to do about brittle bones, how to eat better while eating less, why older people should eat together; finally they stress the less known problem of alcohol and medication among older people. http://www.nnh.org/products/gnfs.htm