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General

1. Tips For Purchasing Home Exercise Equipment (applesforhealth)
   It's no surprise that much of the home fitness equipment bought these days winds up in the closet collecting dust. A recent Fitness Products Council study found that 50 million households nationwide own some type of fitness equipment, but nearly one-third of the equipment isn't used regularly. 09-24-99.

Also Try

1. Physical Education

Lists

1. Fitness Links (Global Health and Fitness - Tackett)
   Includes fitness, health, personal trainers, weight management, nutrition, bodybuilding and more. 8-00
2. Fitness Resources (Fitness Partner Connection)
   Provides links and articles by subject. Also allows searches by keywords.
3. Fitness Resources (applesforhealth)
   Provides sources of information on fitness. 12-01

Materials

1. Fitness Calculators (CondNet)
   Use these calculators to find the bottom line.

Papers

1. Candy In "Endurance Bar" Wrappings (applesforhealth)
   Pick-me-up bars to enhance endurance exercise should supply a moderate increase in blood sugar that is slow to burn off. 03-31-00.
2. Exercise and Brain (applesforhealth)
   According to brain-development expert Lawrence Katz of Duke University, there are several simple things you can do to help jump-start your brain. 10-01-99.
3. Exercise and Health (Hillary Commission)
4. Fitness Articles (BetterBodz.com)
   Provides an alphabetic listing of articles by topic. 12-01
5. Fitness Center (Shape Up America)
   Provides assessments, nutrition information, suggestions for overcoming fitness barriers, and methods for improving physcial fitness. 6-99
6. Fitness Programs for Teens (FitTeen.com)
   Provides weight routines for teens. 2-02
7. Fitness Readiness (applesforhealth)
   Research tells us that you don’t have to go out of your way to get the exercise you need. You can build in many forms of moderate daily activity – from walking up the steps to reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, and many other forms of chronic disease. So draw out your fitness plan, and make sure you include the following in your regimen: 02-25-00.
8. Fitness Training Programs (Betterbodz)
9. Gym Locator (Fitnesszone.com)
   Provides the location of gyms by zip code or city and state. 12-01
10. Heart - Interpreting Systolic and Dystolic Numbers (New-Fitness.com)
    Provides a simple and clear interpretation of information on blood pressure. 12-01
11. Jump Rope Tricks (Skookum Jump Rope Company)
    Provides several basic tricks with the jump rope, as well as showing the proper length for a jump rope. 6-00
12. Most Commonly Asked Fitness Questions (applesforhealth)
    Besieged with health-related information on all fronts, Americans have more questions than ever about their exercise routines. 09-24-99.
13. Physical Education in the USA in 2001 (PE4Life.com)
    Provides results from the report of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) for 2001 on the status of physical education in the American educational system. Includes recommendations for schools. 3-02
14. Reviews of Fitness Equipment for Home (Consumer Guide)
    Provides reviews of exercise equipment by type. 6-00
15. Target Heart Rate During Exercise (WebMD)
    Provides instructions and an online assessment of your target heart rate, the heart rate you should try to achieve and maintain during exercise.
16. Tips For Indoor Cyclers (applesforhealth)
    Some call it torturous, others exhilarating. But there's no denying its popularity - some see indoor cycling, commonly referred to as "Spinning®," as the biggest thing to hit the fitness industry since step aerobics. 02-25-00.
17. Tips To Avoid A Sedentary Lifestyle (applesforhealth)
    Making the most of your downtime can mean the difference between a healthy and an unhealthy heart. The American Heart Association offers a list of exercise tips to perform at home. 03-17-00.

Periodicals

1. Fitness Bi-Monthly Articles (Global Health and Fitness - Tackett)
   Provides over 50 articles to promote fitness and a healthy lifestyle. 3-02

Research

1. Fitness Research (PE4Life.com)
   Provides over a dozen studies on obesity, fitness, and heatlh. 3-02