Exercise for Children

Alternative Therapy

1.	Pilates Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/pilates.html




2.	Yoga Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/yoga.html




3.	T'ai Chi Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/tai_chi.html

Children

1.	Fitness and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/fitness_6_12.html




2.	Fitness and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/fitness_2_3.html




3.	Fitness and Your 4-to 5-Year Old Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/fitness_4_5.html

Disease Management

1.	Childhood Obesity on the Rise National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/jun2002/childhoodobesity.htm

Newsletters/Print Publications

1.	American College of Sports Medicine Fit Society Pa American College of Sports Medicine http://www.acsm.org/health+fitness/fit_society.htm

Nutrition

1.	Dehydration Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/first_aid/dehydration.html




2.	Healthy Eating and Physical Activity across Your L NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/child.htm

Organizations

1.	President's Council on Physical Fitness and S Dept. of Health and Human Services http://fitness.gov/




2.	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/

Overviews

1.	BodyWise: Physical Activity Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/bodywise/fitness/fitness.htm




2.	Why Exercise Is Cool Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/work_it_out.html




3.	Keeping Kids Active: Ideas for Parents Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FL00030




4.	Fitness - Steps to a Healthy Life National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4girls.gov/fitness/index.htm




5.	Exercise (Physical Activity) and Children American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4596




6.	Exercise Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/exercise.html

Related Issues

1.	Types of Exercise American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ6I6D1B7C&sub_...




2.	Strength Training and Your Child Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/strength_training.html




3.	Powerful Girls Need Physical Activity Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/parents/activity/activity.html




4.	BodyWise: Working toward Endurance, Healthy Body C Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/bodywise/fitness/healthybody.htm




5.	Chronic Illnesses and Sports American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZR6TN4W7C&sub_...




6.	Cold-Weather Sports Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/winter_sports.html




7.	Exercises for Young Athletes American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?thread_id=2&topcategory=sport...




8.	Kickboxing Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/kickboxing.html




9.	Parent's Guide to Fitness for Kids Who Hate S Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/hate_sports.html




10.	KidsWalk-to-School National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/

Research

1.	High School Program Yields Health Benefits for Fem National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/nida-01.htm

Statistics

1.	Physical Activity and the Health of Young People Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/physicalactivity/facts.htm




2.	Physical Activity and Health: Adolescents and Youn National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/adoles.htm




3.	Children's Need for Physical Activity American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=771

Teenagers

1.	Strength Training Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/strength_training.html




2.	Sports and Exercise Safety Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/sport_safety.html




3.	Fitness and Your 13- to 18-year-old Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/fitness_13_18.html




4.	Compulsive Exercise (for Teens) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/compulsive_exercise.html




5.	Compulsive Exercise Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/compulsive_exercise.html




6.	Body Beat Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.soyunica.gov/mybody/movement/




7.	Take Charge of Your Health: A Teenager's Guid NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/take_charge.htm