American College of Sports Medicine
Selecting and Effectively Using Hydration for Fitness
How much water does your body lose during exercise? How much should you hydrate during and after exercise? Address the importance of hydration with your young athletes using this informative handout.
National Heart Association
Cold Weather Fitness Guide
Don't sacrifice physical activity every time cold winter weather arrives. From walking or circuit training to warm, healthy recipes and safety reminders, this resource will help encourage learners to prioritize their fitness and stay...
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Sample Flexibility Plan for Beginners
Boost flexibility with a set of stretches designed for beginners. Pictures and descriptions guide readers through a variety of stretches while standing, sitting, and lying on the floor.
Curated OER
Kids Health: It's Time to Exercise
This 4-page article provides tips for exercising and doing physical activities in a variety of situations. Learn how to exercise and have fun in different types of weather and read about ways to participate in physical activities in...
BBC
Bbc: Health & Fitness: Improve Your Aerobic Fitness
BBC provides exercises and ideas to keep you healthy and in shape with aerobic exercise. Site includes exercises with a treadmill, exercise bike and skipping. Links to a plethora of other fitness and sport-related subjects.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Physical Activity Introduction
Who needs physical activity? How can it help? Find out here with this introduction to physical activity from the CDC.
Other
Turnstep: Dictionary of Moves
Providing simple descriptions and animated pictures of step-aerobics moves, this website is useful for instructors and individuals wanting to teach and learn step aerobics. Learn steps like "across the top," "hop turn," "indecision," and...
National Institutes of Health
Niddk: Weight Control & Healthy Living a to Z
NIDDK provides tips for becoming physically active and in-shape, the notes at this website are appropriate for students of all ages. Information is organized into several brief sections including: "Health Benefits of Physical Exercise,"...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Muscle Building and Steroids
This lesson will describe the effects that exercise and steroids have on your muscles.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Jump Rope
Here you can learn all about jumping rope at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention you can find out the health benefits of this exercise, what you'll need to get started, how to play it safe, some good tips, and even the full...
US Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service: Sk Worm: Ask the Answer Worm
Soil facts presented by S.K.Worm. A series of questions about soil, its structure, purpose and vulnerability are answered by this engaging worm.