Physical / Health Education Resources

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Health and Wellness

Cool Nurse
Frank and Up to date health information geared to the needs of teens.  This site offers frank, non-threatening advice and facts on teen health problems.       (Not Available at School)

Healthy Living
FamilyDoctor.org's page on subjects that are related to healthy living.  Primary topics include food & nutrition, physical activity, mental health/stress, preventing health problems, first aid, addictions, vaccines and much more.  Each topic has a number of articles relating to it.

Medline Plus
Provided by the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, Medline Plus is filled with news, information and issues that relate to health and and healthy living.

Healthy Living A-Z
Provided by WebMD, this page wellness guides on practically every issue.  Each letter of the alphabet has 15 to 20 health topics attached to it.

Prevention Magazine
This magazine / webpage looks at health, fitness, food and nutrition, weight loss, and home and family.  Lots of info in a popular format.

Natural Life Magazine
Ideas for healthy living updated weekly.  Back issues are available as well as being able to search through the archive of back articles. 

Reader's Digest Health Page
Though not extensive, this page provides a number articles on healthy living.  Topics include fitness, healthy eating, everyday concerns, family health, mind and body, natural remedies, prevention and weight loss.  In addition, it has major topics covering physical conditions, health tools, and expert advice.  Articles are frequently updated.

Physical Education, Sports

Health and Fitness Tips
Provided by the American Council on Exercise, this page has hundreds of articles regarding Fitness Tips offer insight into the latest research, trends and workouts.

Exercise Library
Provided by the American Council on Exercise, this page allows you to Choose from numerous categories to create your own workout depending on the amount of time you have and the equipment available to you.

Exercise and Fitness
The MedLine+ exercise and fitness page.  There are 1,440 minutes in every day. Schedule 30 of them for physical activity!  This page tells you how to do it.

Full Fitness.net
This page shows numerous exercises for each of the major muscle areas (abs, shoulders, arms, back, chest, legs).   Some of the exercises require exercise equipment, but there are so many different exercises, that a full workout can be developed with no equipment at all.  For example, there are twelve abs exercises shown, only four require equipment.

Take 5 Exercise Plan
Sets up five exercise plans beginning with level one for those who have done little exercise for an extended period up to Level 3, for those who have been working out consistently.  Workouts are simple and can be done five days a week.  You can also buy exercise equipment through this group.

PE Central
A health and physical education site for teachers, parents, and children.  Lots of ideas and activities.

The President's Challange
The President's Challenge is a program that encourages all Americans to make being active part of their everyday lives.

Runner's World Online
News, information and tips about running and running events.

Shape Up America
The purpose of Shape Up America! is to educate the public on the importance of the achievement and maintenance of a healthy body weight through the adoption of increased physical activity and healthy eating.

Bicycling Life
This site was set up to focus on the Good News about Bicycling as a means of transportation and recreation in everyday life.