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Get Fit Maryland™ kicked off its fourth year this fall! Get Fit Maryland stepped off the block for the first time in 2005 challenging Maryland adults to walk 10,000 steps a day. Get Fit Kids then debuted in 2007 challenging Baltimore City elementary school children to walk 13,000 steps a day. Get Fit Maryland™ is sponsored by a partnership between Merritt Athletic Clubs, The University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Join in the fun and register to step up your game to good health!

AAHPERD Teachers Toolkit that includes monthly fitness calendars for elementary and secondary students.

NASPE The National Association for Sport and Physical Education seeks to enhance knowledge and professional practice in sport and physical activity.

PE Central is a web site that provides information about developmentally appropriate physical education practices and programs.

P.E.4LIFE Newsletter
P.E.4LIFE is a national advocacy organization established to promote quality, daily physical education programs for our nation's children in grades K-12. Newsletters are sent to subscribers with the latest information.

PELINKS4U is a weekly on-line newsletter promoting active, health-enhancing lifestyles and quality, success-oriented programs in physical education.

PELINKS4U is a link that takes you to 102 ideas for Physical Activity, Nutrition and Wellness

Physical Activity Websites

Calorie intake and physical activity

Food Security
Educational Tools & Materials

Heart Information

Measures of Weight Status
Tools

Physical Activity Programs

Physical Activity and Nutrition Program Guidelines

Physical Activity, Nutrition & Health Promotion
Educational Tools & Materials

Policy, Advocacy & Action Tools & Materials
Body Image & Eating Disorders
Education & Prevention Tools

Programs for Overweight Children

Running
Check out a website that can have you partner with another state in a running program.
www.kids66.com
www.pacetrek.com

Strength Training
Bigger Faster Stronger Weight Training Program Website

Stretching
Physical preparation: should stretching be included?

Weight Management
Education Tools & Materials

Yoga
Do some yoga exercises today. Bumpy camel is relaxing.

Additional Websites

Active For Life E-Newsletter
The Active for Life® E-Newsletter Update is produced monthly by the Active for Life® National Program Office at The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health and includes a variety of articles, resources etc. pertaining to Active Living.
 
Bikeleague News
League of American Bicyclists
BikeLeague News is the e-newsletter of the League of American Bicyclists, which promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation, and works through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America.
http://www.pedbikeinfo.org/wiform.htm

CATCH News
The CATCH Program (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) brings schools, families, and communities together to teach children how to be healthy for a lifetime. CATCH is research-based and proven to work. The e-newsletter brings you the latest, most reliable information about childhood obesity and the prevention programs that are now available to schools, communities, and homes.

ExerciseDaily! provides year-around research news and links on the latest discoveries in health, nutrition & fitness. Their goal is to create an information source in a practical format that is freely & readily available to the public at large. ExerciseDaily!'s articles are adapted from news releases and research findings of selected universities and institutions around the globe.

NCPPA Activity Advocate
National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
Activity Advocate covers the latest Capitol Hill actions as well as what's happening in statehouses across the country on physical activity and related issues. To subscribe, send an email to info@ncppa.org with the word "subscribe" in the subject line.

Pedestrian And Bicycle Information Center Monthly Newsletter
This newsletter shares information about health and safety, engineering, advocacy, education, enforcement and access and mobility with those interested in pedestrian and bicycle issues, including planners, engineers, private citizens, advocates, educators, and the health community.

Presidents Council on Physical Fitness Listserv and Newsletter
Stay up to date with the events and interests of The President's Council on Physical Fitness (PCPFS) with PCPFS News. This quarterly publication features information on the council's members, events, and programs, including the President's Challenge.

Prevention Institute E-Updates
Prevention Institute is a non-profit national center dedicated to improving community health and well-being by building momentum for effective primary prevention. Since its founding in 1997, the organization has focused on nutrition and physical activity, the environment and health, injury and violence prevention, health disparities, and youth development. As part of our work to build momentum for primary prevention, Prevention Institute disseminates periodic e-Updates on prevention-related activities, resources, and events.

Safe Routes to School E-News is a monthly email newsletter published by the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, a fast-growing network of non-profit organizations, government agencies and professional groups that are working to set goals, share best practices, secure funding, and provide detailed policy input to implementing agencies for advancing the Safe Routes to School national movement. 

Shape Up America! Newsletter
Shape Up America! is a national initiative involving a broad-based coalition of industry, medical/health, nutrition, physical fitness, and related organizations and experts to promote healthy weight and increased physical activity in America. They publish an electronic newsletter.
http://www.shapeup.org/

SPARK News
SPARK is a research-based organization dedicated to creating, implementing, and evaluating programs that promote lifelong wellness. SPARK strives to improve the health of children and adolescents by disseminating evidence-based physical activity and nutrition programs that provide curriculum, staff development, follow-up support, and equipment to teachers of Pre-K through 12th grade students. The SPARK Quarterly newsletter contains information on physical education grants and initiatives, teaching tips, conference calendars, and more.
 

Strategic Alliance E-Newsletter
The Strategic Alliance is reframing the debate on nutrition and physical activity in California, away from a focus on individual choice and lifestyle, towards one of environment and corporate and government responsibility. The Strategic Alliance compiles regular updates to keep people informed about upcoming events and relevant nutrition and physical activity issues. Interest in the Strategic Alliance is continually growing and we hope these periodic newsletters will help everyone stay in the loop. 

The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Email List
National Center for Physical Activity and Disability
A free monthly electronic newsletter published by NCPAD - the National Center On Physical Activity And Disability.

University of South Carolina Physical Activity and Public Health On-Line Network
Prevention Research Center, University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center maintains the Physical Activity and Public Health On-Line Network. This listserv is dedicated to advancing public health approaches to promoting physical activity by creating a national network of public health practitioners, researchers and interested others.

USC Prevention Research Center Notes
Prevention Research Center, University of South Carolina
The USC Prevention Research Center Notes is an electronic newsletter with current information about physical activity and public health. The newsletter includes brief updates of current journal articles, notices of new reports, materials, and resources, current policy issues, recommended websites, and updates from national organizations.
 

Websites You May Find Interesting and Thought Provoking

Action for Healthy Kids Report: Progress or Promises: What’s Working for or Against Healthy School Fall 2008

Alliance for a Healthier Generation A Partnership between the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation, aiming to fight childhood obesity. Browse their programs at www.healthiergeneration.org
Center for Disease Control (CDC) website has information on wellness obesity and exercise.

F as in Fat, How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2008, Trust for America’s Health

Going Green with Your Food Shopping

MSDE’s Website for Health and Physical Resources

Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans 2008

The ABCs of Health-Focused Well-Being