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| | This is a great site where you can create your own workout program. It also
has a ton of information about health and fitness!!!http://www.bam.gov
http://www.bam.gov
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| | This is a website you can use to keep track of the distance walked using a
pedometer.
http://www.peclogit.org/logit.asp
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| | The Kid's Running site for kids is an excellent page for kids (and
parents/teachers) who are interested in running. Not only can kids see
photos, learn about kids running events, answer questions, they can also
read
stories about running that other kids have contributed. The site is
maintained by Carol Goodrow who is a first grade classroom teacher in
Connecticut.
http://www.kidsrunning.com/
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This site lets you count your calories for running activities.
http://www.pecentral.org/javascript/caloriecalculator.html
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| | This is the new update food guide pyramid site that helps you personalize
your diet and healthy food options. There are some interactive games too!
http://www.mypyramid.gov/
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| | This website gives you information on Fruits and Vegetables. Check out the
Fruit and Vegetable of the month!
http://www.5aday.gov/month/index.html
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| | Kidnetic.com is a Web site that communicates healthy eating and active
living
information in meaningful and relevant ways to kids aged 9-12 and their
families. Kidnetic.com is intended to encourage kids and their families to
begin the process of behavior change toward healthy lifestyles. Kidnetic.com
is the first component of ACTIVATE, a healthy eating and active living
initiative. ACTIVATE is committed to promoting healthy family lifestyles to
help prevent kids from becoming significantly overweight and to reduce their
risk of suffering from obesity-related chronic diseases as adults.
http://www.kidnetic.com/
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| | This site allows you to keep track of your fitness activities and earn
points
towards a gold, silver, or bronze medal.
http://www.presidentschallenge.org/
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| | This site helps parents, children, and professionals find answers to
commonly
asked health questions. Topics include the benefits of different types of
vitamins, the food pyramid, healthy children's recipes, how to read food
labels, and keeping fit. Children can also submit their own questions. Check
out the "Childhood Infections" section under "Parents" for information about
appendicitis, meningitis, mumps, and more. For a good laugh, be sure to read
the entry for that most common of all childhood afflictions, cooties. A
great
site but be patient this site may take a little longer to download.
http://www.kidshealth.org/
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| | Learn how different sports really work from the scientific point of view.
Included are baseball, surfing, skateboarding, etc. Lots of really cool
stuff
located at the Exploratorium Site. Have fun!
http://www.exploratorium.edu/sport/
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| | Sports Illustrated has designed this site for intermediate/middle school age
children interested in the latest information on the hottest sports. The
site
includes newsclips, puzzles, sports games, and comics.
http://www.sikids.com/
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| | Fitness
http://www.nsca-lift.org/
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| | Basketball
http://www.usabasketball.com
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| | Frisbee
http://www.upa.org
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| | Gymnastics
http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/
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| | Jump Rope
http://www.usajrf.org/
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| | Soccer
http://www.us-soccer.com/
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| | Tennis
http://www.usta.com
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| | Volleyball
http://www.volleyball.org/usyvl/
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| | United States Olympic Committee
http://www.usoc.org
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