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The President's Challenge is a program designed to help you get fit. No matter what your fitness level, the President's Challenge can help you improve it.... Details >
This site, part of HHS' National Women's Health Information Center, provides girls ages 10-16 with information on fitness, nutrition, stress management, disabilities, chronic illness, relationships wi... Details >
The page links to issues of the American College of Sports Medicine Fit Society Page® newsletter, a quarterly electronic newsletter written for the general public on a variety of popular health and fi... Details >
Consumer Reports on Health is a monthly, 12-page health newsletter published in print and in electronic form by Consumers Union. The newsletter offers independent, unbiased news, information, and reco... Details >
Have you been tempted by ads for products promising quick, easy weight loss? Unfortunately, the products – whether a fad diet, fancy potion or funky machine – usually don't deliver on their promises. ... Details >
Learn about the benefits of exercise for older adults. This document offers safe exercises to try, video clips, and instructions on how to chart your progress. ... Details >
National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
There are thousands of dedicated, American Council on Exercise-certified Fitness Professionals at work around the world. Visit this page to find a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, lifestyle... Details >
This page provides concise, one-page information sheets – each covering a different health or fitness topic. Each sheet contains valuable how-to information – from advice on the best type of exercise ... Details >
The assessments in this section are designed to give you an idea about the shape you are in. As you complete each assessment, your results will be posted on the scoreboard at the bottom left portion o... Details >
Children often have a natural tendency to play hard. Here's how to direct your child's energy into a lifelong love of physical activity. For many children, biking to the playground and playing kickba... Details >
Learn why walking 10,000 steps a day is recommended for weight management and overall health. This site offers various ways in which you can add this important fitness goal into your daily life. ... Details >
This page offers insight links into the latest health and fitness research, trends, and workouts. Originally published in recent issues of ACE FitnessMatters, each tip covers a different topic related... Details >
President Bush's HealthierUS Initiative is based on the premise that increasing personal fitness and becoming healthier is critical to achieving a better and longer life. Extensive research, much of i... Details >
Healthy People 2010 is the prevention agenda for the nation. It is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish na... Details >
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Joining a fitness center can be the first step in getting in shape. You've decided to join a fitness center. But the choices are vast — from expensive all-purpose gyms and specialized clubs geared tow... Details >
It is no secret that picking a quality club is key to sticking with your program. But choosing a health club can rank high on the confusion meter. Sign-up specials scream in all forms of media, and it... Details >
The booklet presents physical activities for children in three age groups: infants (birth to 18 months), toddlers (18 to 36 months), and preschoolers (3 to 5 years).... Details >
This is an exercise and weight reduction program sponsored by the National Indian Health Board.... Details >
Also available in: Spanish
The Your Heart, Your Life program can help you learn about physical activity and heart health, and to teach others too!... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
This list of health and fitness organizations is offered on www.fitness.gov, the health, physical activity, fitness and sports information website of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sp... Details >
Being active means different things to different people. This page links to fitness resources, including tools for assessing your readiness to fit physical activity, nutrition requirements of active p... Details >
Get an estimate of your level of aerobic fitness, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility and your body composition. This adult fitness test is for people aged 18 and older who are in good health... Details >
Summer is here and children need to stay active, healthy and busy during their break from school. Parents need to encourage their children to warm up properly and stretch before each activity and teac... Details >
This survey of 3,000 American Council on Exercise®-certified fitness professionals points out the biggest mistakes in the gym. The American Council on Exercise® shares the mistakes commonly made in th... Details >
This page welcomes to the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) section. Here, you will learn how changes in your lifestyle (i.e., eating a low saturated fat, low cholesterol diet [TLC Diet], regular ph... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Walking is a gentle, low-impact exercise that can ease you into a higher level of fitness and health. ... Details >
We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) is a national program designed as a one-stop resource for parents and caregivers interested in practical tools to help children 8-13 years old... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health