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Kids In Motion
Children increasingly are becoming more overweight due mostly to a lack of physical activity. Some organizations have set up Web sites to provide children and parents with information to get them moving. Check out the following Web sites that provide important health and fitness information.
American Academy of Pediatrics
American College of Sports Medicine
http://www.aap.org
This site has a Parents Resource Guide with descriptions of booklets, books, and videos available for parents and children.
http://www.acsm.org/
This site offers advice on physical activity topics.
American Council on Exercise
Fitness Partner Connection Jumpsite
International Food Information Council (IFIC)
KidsHealth
Melpomene Institute for Women's Health Research
The Physician and Sports Medicine
Weight-control Information Network
http://www.acefitness.org
This site offers Fit Facts containing family
exercise and good food diary examples and
information on Energy2Burn, a program that uses
classroom activity and video to encourage kids to be more physically active.
http://primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/
This site provides resources and support to cultivate healthy lifestyles and offers links to other fitness and nutrition Web sites for children.
http://www.ific.org
IFIC provides information on exercise and nutrition to journalists, health professionals, educators, and consumers. This site includes information on children and fitness through their newsletter, Food Insight.
http://KidsHealth.org
This site offers information on children's health and tips on nutrition and exercise.
http://www.melpomene.org
This site specializes in health issues affecting
physically active women and features body image topics geared toward girls.
http://www.physsportsmed.com
A Personal Health section has patient-oriented articles on exercise, nutrition, and injury prevention.
WIN has pamphlets and fact sheets that provide information on physical activity. The pamphlet Helping Your Overweight Child offers tips for incorporating physical activity into a family's daily life.