Allison's Favorite Links for Health and Fitness!
Center for Disease Control - Healthy Living
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyliving
A great way to find information the government recommends for living a healthy, active lifestyle.
Sparkpeople.com
http://www.sparkpeople.com
An awesome source that
helps you track food and exercise, find health-related articles, and
begin your journey to a healthier lifestyle.
sparkrecipes.com
http://www.sparkrecipes.com
A helpful site that suggets healthy recipes that still taste great! Also suggests vegetarian and vegan dishes.
pelinks4u.org
http://www.pelinks4u.org
A great site that is
updated monthly with new information about the Physical Education field
and also real teachers' opinions on the news regarding our profession.
PE Central
http://www.pecentral.org
A website that offers lesson plans, ideas, and themes for Physical Education classrooms.
AAHPERD - American Alliance for Health and Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
http://aahperd.org
The national association for Physical Education. Great source for classroom materials, ideas, and new technology.
MyPyramid.gov
http://www.mypyramid.gov
An awesome government website that helps you track calories and
exercise, and gives accurate recommendations for the amount of servings
per food group ideally needed per day.
NutritionData.com
http://www.nutritiondata.com
A great website that helps you count calories and helps you understand
what you're reading on the nutrition labels of your favorite foods.
ShapeUp.org
http://www.shapeup.org
A great website to help start you on your fitness journey! Includes a
plan for including fitness into your life and beginning a 10,000 steps
a day program.
MayoClinic.com
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/HealthyLivingIndex/HealthyLivingIndex
A great website to help you understand various diseases and conditions
suffered by the human body. This particular link takes you to a set of
links to focus on various aspects of healthy living, including specific
ones for women, men, and even for baby.