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Physical Fitness Tools

General Fitness Tools
Multiple Fitness, Weight & Nutrition Tools	www.fitnessandfreebies.com/tools.html www.womenfitness.net/freetools.htm www.fitnessappraisal.com/links.htm walking.about.com/cs/measure/a/blfitnesscalc.htm www.lifeclinic.com/calculators/default.asp www.heartcenteronline.com/myheartdr/health_ interactive/health_interactive.cfm?curpage=tools# healthplanner.chatelaine.com/tools/index.htm (must login) www.foodfit.com/tools/tools.asp www.self.com/calculators www.runnersworld.com/home/0,,s6-0-0-0-0,00.html (see Tools and Calcs)
USDA Interactive Healthy Eating Index & Physical Activity Tool	http://147.208.9.133/
Basal Metabolic Rate	www.internetfitness.com/calculators/bmr.htm
Uncover Your Fitness Personality	www.weightwatchers.ca/util/qzs/questions.aspx?quiz_id=13&tabnum=4&tabsub=asm
Hydration Calculator	www.bottledwater.org/public/html/input1.html

Interactive Muscle Maps & Exercises
Interactive Muscle Map – moving pictures, exercises & descriptions; need QuickTime to make it work properly	www.global-fitness. com/strength /s_musclemap.php
Stretching Program – moving pictures, exercises & descriptions	ford4women.chatelaine .com/run_for_cure/ flexibility.html
Home Exercise Program – moving pictures, exercises & descriptions	ford4women.chatelaine .com/run_for_cure/ conditioning.html
Muscular Workout for Men & Women – photos & descriptions	www.weightwatchers. ca/health/wko/index.aspx
Exercises for Individual Muscles – moving pictures & exercise descriptions	www.exrx.net/ Lists/Directory.html

Weight Training Tools
1 Rep Max Calculator	www.nutricise.com/calculators/1repmaxcalc.jsp

Aerobic Exercise Tools
Target Heart Rate	www.nutrio.com/servlet/nutrio?page=14&cat=0 www.nutricise.com/calculators/heart.jsp www.stevenscreek.com/goodies/hr.shtml walking.about.com/cs/calories/l/blcalcheartrate.htm
Karvonen Training Heart Rate Zone	www.nutricise.com/calculators/karvonen.jsp
Pace Calculators	walking.about.com/cs/measure/l/blcalcpace.htm www.coolrunning.com/engine/4/4_1/96.shtml
Distance Converter	www.coolrunning.com/engine/4/4_1/95.shtml
Race Planner	www.coolrunning.com/engine/4/4_1/97.shtml
Many different training tools and calculators for runners	www.runnersworld.com/home/0,,s6-0-0-0-0,00.html (see Tools and Calcs)

Progress Charts, Diaries & Logs

General Health & Fitness
Health Tracker (must login)	www.heartcenteronline.com/myheartdr /health_interactive/health_interactive.cfm?curpage=tools#
Many logs & tools (must login)	healthplanner.chatelaine.com/tools/ index.htm

Workout Logs
Aerobic & Muscular Workout Log	www.chatelaine.com/binary/pdf/fitness_log_l.pdf
Workout Log	www.fitnessandfreebies.com/fitness/wolog.htm
Training Log - for competitive athletes	www.ironcoach.com/pages
American Heart Association (must login)	www.justmove.org/diary/login.cfm
Walking Log - Miles	walking.about.com/library/cal/xiwalkusami.htm
Walking Log - Minutes	walking.about.com/library/cal/xiwalkusamin.htm
Walking Log – Steps (pedometers)	walking.about.com/library/cal/xiwalkusastep.htm
Walking & Weight Loss Chart	walking.about.com/library/day/xdiary.htm
Walking Log – Excel spreadsheet	walking.about.com/library/cal/walkcalcstep.xls
Fitness Progress Log (must login)	healthplanner.chatelaine.com/tools/index.htm
Cool Running Log – very comprehensive - focused on competitive athletes (must login)	www.coolrunning.com/log/index.shtml
Fitness Log – Click on “Log a workout-Start a Program” (top right corner)	www.fitlinxx.com
Exercise Journal - Blog	https://vitasign.com/vita/home.jsp

Free Newsletters

Fitness
Cooper Wellness Insider	cooper.teamcaster.com/LandingPages/ landingpage.aspx?PromoID=56
Desktop Fitness Newsletter	www.desktopfitness.net/newsletter_ad.htm
Fitness Freebies	www.fitnessandfreebies.com/suborunsub.html
Chatelaine Health & Fitness Newsletter	healthplanner.chatelaine.com general/newsletter.htm
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Fit Society Newsletter	www.acsm.org/health%2Bfitness/fit_society.htm
Women Fitness E-Mag	www.womenfitness.net/subscribe.htm; website at: www.womenfitness.net/sitemap.htm#free
Self Magazine	www.subscriberdirect.com/self/self_sign-up

Sports
Canadian Canoe Routes – for paddlers	www.myccr.com/mail/SignUp.htm
Gatorade Sports Science Institute Newsletter	www.gssiweb.com/newsletter
Runner's Web Digest	www.runnersweb.com/running/rw_digest.html
Training & Conditioning	www.athleticsearch.com/subscribe2.html
Athletic Management	www.athleticsearch.com/subscribe1.html

Fitness, Physical Activity & Lifestyle Organizations

American
American Association for Active Lifestyles & Fitness - AAALF	www.aahperd.org/ aaalf/template.cfm
American College of Sports Medicine	www.acsm.org
American Heart Association	www.americanheart.org
Gatorade Sports Science Institute	www.gssiweb.com
Healthy People 2010 - US government	www.health.gov./ healthypeople
Links to fitness & health sites	www.michiganfitness. org/othersites.htm
Mayo Clinic	www.mayoclinic.com /findinformation/ healthylivingcenter
National Strength & Conditioning Association - NSCA	www.nsca.com
President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sport	www.fitness.gov
Shape Up America	www.shapeup.org
US Surgeon General: Physical Activity & Health Report	www.cdc.gov/nccdphp /sgr/sgr.htm
YMCA	www.ymca.net
Canadian
Canada's Physical Activity Guide	www.paguide.com
Canadian Fitness & Lifestyle Research Institute	www.cflri.ca
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology	www.csep.ca
Canadian Wellness	www.canadianwellness .com
Health Canada - Active Living at Work	www.activelivingat work.com
Health Canada - Fitness & Active Living	www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ hppb/fitness
Health Canada - Physical Activity	www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ english/lifestyles/ physical_activity.html
Kino-Quebec (French only)	www.kino-quebec.qc.ca
Leisure Information Network	www.lin.ca/htdocs/ index.cfm
Statistics Canada	www.statcan.ca
YMCA of Canada	www.ymca.ca/
YWCA of Canada	www.ywcacanada.ca
Commercial
Athletic Search.com	www.athleticsearch.com
Chatelaine Magazine	ford4women.chatelaine. com/index_runcure.html
Consumer Report Online	www.consumerreports. org/main/home.jsp
Cooper Institute	www.cooperinst.org /default.asp
Homemaker's Magazine	homemakers.mochasofa. ca/homemakers/client/en /home/home.asp
Medbroadcast - latest media fitness & health information	www.medbroadcast.com
Oprah's Health & Fitness Info	www.oprah.com
Physical Education Digest	www.pedigest.com
Runner's World	www.runnersworld.com
Running Network	www.runningnetwork.com
Ultimate Handbook	www.ultimatehandbook .com

Women's Health & Sports Organizations & Resources

American
National Association for Girls & Women in Sport	www.aahperd.org/ nagws/template.cfm
National Women's Health Information Center	www.4woman.org
Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport	education.umn.edu/ tuckercenter
Women's Health Initiative	www.nhlbi.nih.gov /whi/index.html
WWW Women's Sports Pages	fiat.gslis.utexas.edu /~lewisa/womsprt.html
Canadian
Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women in Sport - CAAWS	www.caaws.ca
Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women - CRIAW	www.criaw-icref.ca
Canadian Women's Health Network	www.cwhn.ca/index eng.html
Media Watch	www.mediawatch.ca/ Default.asp?language =English
National Association of Women & the Law	www.nawl.ca
Vancouver Women's Health Collective	www.womenshealth collective.ca
Women's Health Matters	www.womenshealth matters.ca/index.cfm
Womenspace	womenspace.ca/ index_en.html
Commercial
Athletic Search.com - do a search on "women"	www.athleticsearch.com
Avon Walking for Women's Breast Cancer	www.avonwalk.org /site/PageServer
Chatelaine Magazine	ford4women.chatelaine .com/run_for_cure/ index.html
Homemaker's Magazine	homemakers.mocha sofa.ca/index.asp
MochaSofa Health & Wellness	www.mochasofa.com /health/index.asp

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