Fitness

Active Kidz - Offers simple exercises and healthy recipes.
activekidz.com.au/

BBC - Health: Health calculators - Calculate Body Mass Index (BMI), life expectancy, and calories burned in favorite activities.
www.bbc.co.uk/health/interactive_area/calculators_index.shtml

Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Living - Guides to help make wise choices about daily living.
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/pau-uap/paguide/child_youth/index.html

Eating Healthy and Exercising - Short article about eating disorders, weight as a health indicator, and the importance of exercise.
www.warm2kids.com/guest/teen/26/96/372/index.htm

Fitness For Kids - Learn about the President's Fitness Challenge and how to participate. Includes award information, activity logs, and applications. (Requires registration to access logs and forms.)
www.presidentschallenge.org/home_kids.aspx

5 Fun Ways to Health and Fitness - Information about nutrition and physical activity for kids and teachers.
www.kidshealthandfitness.org.au/

Get Fit - Handbook from the President's Council on Physical Fitness helps kids and teens, ages 6 to 17, learn about warming up, aerobic exercise, muscular strength and endurance, and cooling down. Includes information about awards and programs. [PDF]
www.presidentschallenge.org/pdf/getfit.pdf

In the Mix - Online companion to the PBS broadcast, with resources and information for teens and educators on sports participation.
www.pbs.org/inthemix/sports_index.html

It's Time to Play - Tells how to get great exercise no matter what the weather is like or who's around.
kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/what_time.html

Jump Into A Healthy Life - The Thinkquest crew teaches kids about jumping rope with jump rope skills, quiz, and information on how exercise keeps the heart healthy and bodies fit.
library.thinkquest.org/5407/

Jumping for Joy - Meet the boys and girls of Santa Clara, CA on the competition and exhibition jump rope team. Features team photos, tournament results, and basic skills for jumping rope.
www.jumpingforjoy.org/

Jumping Rope - Instructions on the equipment needed, variations, muscle groups exercised, and basic workout tips for jump rope beginners.
www2.gsu.edu/~wwwfit/jumprope.html

Kid-Fit - Kids learn about sports, fitness, and healthy bodies from a team of elementary school students.
library.thinkquest.org/4139/

SmartPlay - Fun learning adventure on how kids can play smart, avoid injuries, and getting the body in shape after an injury.
www.smartplay.net/

Sprint Training for Developing Athletes - Training information for young and beginning sprinters. Aimed at athletes as young as 8. From Sydney Athletics.
www.oztrack.com/devsp.html

Taking the Pressure Off Sports Competition - Explains why some kids feel pressure while competing and tell what do it if it happens to you.
kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/pressure.html

4 Teen Weight Loss - Offers healthy diet tips for overweight teenagers trying to lose weight including camp research, articles and quizzes.
www.4teenweightloss.com/

Tone Teen: Take Charge of Your Health - Article tells how genes affect weight, how to get active, ways to watch what you eat, and staying healthy. [PDF]
www.toneteen.com/health/TakeCharge.pdf

UKA Zone - Features athletics-related games, downloads, competitions and news items for 8-15 year olds.
www.ukazone.net/

Viterbo University: Diet and Exercise Webquest - Interactive webquest designed to help seventh and eighth grade students learn about diet and exercise.
www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/education/edu250/vawall/

What if I Don't Like Sports? - Article explains why some kids don't like sports and other ways to get exercise.
kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/no_sports.html

What's the Right Weight for Me? - Explains why some kids weigh more, what a healthy weight means, when to see a doctor, and tips for eating and exercise.
kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/thought/fat_thin.html

Why Exercise Is Cool - Tells why exercise is important and explores the many benefits of physical activity.
kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/work_it_out.html