Health and Medical Guide to Fitness and Exercise Sports Fitness Health information topics about 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   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] XML error: not well-formed (invalid token) at line 9