Fitness Health
Sites provide information or activities related to fitness.
Top: Kids and Teens: Health: Fitness
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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.
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SmartPlay - Fun learning adventure on how kids can play smart, avoid injuries, and getting the body in shape after an injury.
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Active Kidz - Offers simple exercises and healthy recipes.
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Eating Healthy and Exercising - Short article about eating disorders, weight as a health indicator, and the importance of exercise.
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Jumping Rope - Instructions on the equipment needed, variations, muscle groups exercised, and basic workout tips for jump rope beginners.
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5 Fun Ways to Health and Fitness - Information about nutrition and physical activity for kids and teachers.
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BBC - Health: Health calculators - Calculate Body Mass Index (BMI), life expectancy, and calories burned in favorite activities.
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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.
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It's Time to Play - Tells how to get great exercise no matter what the weather is like or who's around.
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Sprint Training for Developing Athletes - Training information for young and beginning sprinters. Aimed at athletes as young as 8. From Sydney Athletics.
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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.)
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In the Mix - Online companion to the PBS broadcast, with resources and information for teens and educators on sports participation.
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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.
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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.
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Taking the Pressure Off Sports Competition - Explains why some kids feel pressure while competing and tell what do it if it happens to you.
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Kid-Fit - Kids learn about sports, fitness, and healthy bodies from a team of elementary school students.
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Viterbo University: Diet and Exercise Webquest - Interactive webquest designed to help seventh and eighth grade students learn about diet and exercise.
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Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Living - Guides to help make wise choices about daily living.
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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.
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What if I Don't Like Sports? - Article explains why some kids don't like sports and other ways to get exercise.
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Why Exercise Is Cool - Tells why exercise is important and explores the many benefits of physical activity.
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4 Teen Weight Loss - Offers healthy diet tips for overweight teenagers trying to lose weight including camp research, articles and quizzes.
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