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2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
The Federal Government has issued its first-ever Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. They describe the types and amounts of physical activity that offer substantial health benefits to American... Details >
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
President's Challenge Physical Activity and Fitness Award Program 
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 >
4 Girls Health
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 >
American College of Sports Medicine Fit Society® Page
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 Care
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 >
Diet and Fitness Consumer Information
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 >
Exercise for Older Adults
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
Find an American Council on Exercise-certified Fitness Professionals
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 >
Fit Facts™ from the American Council on Exercise®
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 >
Fitness Assessment Center
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 >
Fitness for kids: Getting your children off the couch
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 >
Get Up and Go! 10,000 Steps a Day
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 >
Health and Fitness Tips – American Council on Exercise
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 >
HealthierUS: The President's Health and Fitness Initiative
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 Physical Activity and Fitness
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
How to Choose a Fitness Center
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 >
How to Choose a Health Club
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 >
Kids in Action: Fitness for Children Through Age Five
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 >
MyPyramid Tracker - Assess Your Food Intake and Physical Activity
MyPyramid Tracker is an online dietary and physical activity assessment tool that provides information on your diet quality, physical activity status, related nutrition messages, and links to nutrient... Details >
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Indian Health Board 2004 Fitness Initiative
This is an exercise and weight reduction program sponsored by the National Indian Health Board.... Details >
Physical Activity: Are You Ready?
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
Resources of Health and Fitness Organizations
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 >
Shape Up America! Fitness Center
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 >
Test Your Physical Activity IQ
Test your knowledge about all aspects of physical activity with this short online quiz from Shape Up America!... Details >
The President's Challenge Adult Fitness Test
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 >
The Top Ten Fun Fitness Summer Activities for Kids
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 >
The Top Ten Mistakes People Make in the Gym
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 >
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) section: Diet and Fitness
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 for fitness: How to trim your waistline, boost your spirits and improve your 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
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