Sports Fitness

Children

1.	How Parents Can Encourage Girls to Play Sports Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sport_initiatives/daugthertips.htm




2.	Youth Strength Training: It's OK As Long As Y Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01010




3.	Youth Athletics: Finding the Right Sport Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SM00057




4.	Do You Know How to Feed Your Child Athlete? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/feed_child_athlete.html




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

Directories

1.	Directory of Sports Organizations for Athletes wit American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.aapmr.org/condtreat/athletes.htm




2.	AOSSM Directory: Find a Doctor American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine http://www.sportsmed.org/about/membersearch.asp




3.	Sports Medicine Clinic Directory McGraw-Hill Companies http://www.physsportsmed.com/clinics.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.	Fast Facts about Sports Nutrition President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports http://fitness.gov/fastfacts.htm




2.	Carbo-Loading: Boost Your Endurance during High-In Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00385

Organizations

1.	National Center on Physical Activity and Disabilit http://www.ncpad.org/




2.	National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeleta http://www.niams.nih.gov/




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




4.	American College of Sports Medicine http://www.acsm.org/

Prevention/Screening

1.	Pre-Participation Physical Examinations American College of Sports Medicine http://acsm.org/pdf/prepart022702.pdf

Related Issues

1.	Steroids and Sports: A Dangerous Mix? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01105




2.	Sports and Vision American Optometric Association http://www.aoa.org/x767.xml




3.	Know Your Sports Shoes American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society http://www.footcaremd.com/fc_a_footfitness08.html




4.	In the Zone: Training Your Mind As Well As Your Bo Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SM00001




5.	Calculate Your Exercise Heart Rate Range American College of Sports Medicine http://www.acsm.org/pdf/Calculate.pdf




6.	Athletic Shoes American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=32&topcategory=Foot...

Specific Conditions

1.	How to Fit a Mountain Bike McGraw-Hill Companies http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/1998/03mar/kronpa.htm




2.	Stretching: Focus on Flexibility Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01447




3.	Timely Tips for Tennis Types McGraw-Hill Companies http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/1998/05may/tennis.htm




4.	Tips for Snowboarders American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/334.xml




5.	Training for a 5K Fun Run: A Schedule to Help You Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SM00061




6.	Weight Training: Are You Using Good Technique? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SM00028

Teenagers

1.	Teen Lifestyle: Help Your Student Athlete Find the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SM00044




2.	Teen Athletes and Performance-Enhancing Substances Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SM00045




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




4.	Importance of Pre-Participation Physicals Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SM00034




5.	Handling Sports Pressure and Competition Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/sports_pressure.html




6.	Guide to Eating for Sports Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/eatnrun.html




7.	Female Athlete Triad Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/triad.html




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

Women

1.	Female Athletic Triad American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=320&topcategory=Spo...




2.	Sports and Women Athletes: The Female Athlete Tria American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/599.xml