Abdominal Training FAQ based on the booklet
Legendary Abs, includes advice, information, and routines
for a flatter and firmer stomach.
About Advocate Health
Care
links to many health care organizations such as the
American Heart Association and the American Cancer
Society.
Achoo a comprehensive
healthcare site index designed for both professional and
consumer users, is broken into three areas – Human
Health and Disease, the Business of Health, and
Organizations & Services, and then further subdivided
and described in brief synopses. Its search tool allows
you to filter the more than 7,000 health resource links
it has connections to. It also has a Site of the Week and
Headline News pages.
allhealth.com is very professionally
designed with way too many features to list here. It is
a MUST
see.
AMA -- Health Insight sports databases for
finding doctors and hospitals, and basic health and
medical info. on topics such as AIDS, asthma, and
migraine headaches. It also features treatment news and
research findings. In its General Health area, there is
The Healthy Gourmet, a collection of good-for-you
recipes, and the AMA's Human Atlas, a virtual body of
knowledge. The Personal Health History section allows you
to create an interactive personal health history.
The
American Childhood Cancer Society "has helped over a million
children beat cancer."
American Council for
Headache Education features advice on preventing and
treating headaches from a non-profit physician-patient
partnership, and an extensive review of over-the-counter
remedies.
The American Diabetes Association:
Nutrition Web site has information about diabetes,
including recipes and strategies.
The
American Dietetic Association features nutrition
advice, FAQs, lists of dietary practice groups, a search
tool for finding a registered dietician in your area,
details of professional meetings, and more.
The
American Heart Association's Delicious Decisions food
plan booklet offers information, a food plan, recipes and
more at
Delicious Decisions.org.
ARFA the American Running and
Fitness Association, has advice on training, sports
medicine, and nutrition.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic has the biography of
Arnold Schwarzenegger and the 1996 schedule for the
competition named after him.
Ask Dr. Weil lets you submit a
question about workouts, sports injuries, sports drinks,
and peak performance training.
Jack Dixon's
Ask the Personal Trainer is a fitness forum.
"The
Association of Cancer Online Resources is home to more than 75
electronic support groups and delivers 1 million messages
a week."
The
AskERIC Educational Resources
Information Center is a earchable database and a Q&A
service that responds within 48 hours
Better Health hosts more than 800
support group meetings a month; as well as message
boards, news and medical databases.
Better Health & Medical from iVillage, is a
resource for anyone in search of basic medical info on
common conditions and health topics. It has an array of
Q&A-style articles on numerous topics from its health
library covering issues such as causes, symptoms, and
treatments. It also has dozens of forums and daily live
chats on a variety of subjects.
Bodies in Motion... Minds at Rest focuses on getting back
into physical and mental shape.
Dr. Gabe Mirkin's Breakthroughs in Health and
Fitness
has fat-free, high-fibre recipes, a guide to losing
weight, and a monthly summary of bulletins on health and
sexuality.
The
Canadian
Assoc. for Women & Sport's goal is to get women
into boardrooms, baseball stadiums, and basketball
courts. It includes a history of women and sport.
Steve Dunn's
CancerGuide: Cancer Information
Page
is packed with information about cancer, and has
instructions for researching treatment options.
The Center for Bioethics from the University of
Pennsylvania's Center for Bioethics, offers an entry
level free course in Genetics and Ethics via e-mail, a
search engine to find documents at Penn and other places
relating to such issues as abortion, AIDS and
pharmaceutical research, and special-interest sections
that cover the hottest topics of the day such as cloning
and physician-assisted suicide. It is designed as a
non-intimidating place to easily understand bioethics and
to ponder the big questions of life and medicine.
The U.S. government agency, The
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracks illnesses,
injuries and debilitating viruses. It features health
statistics, documents, a big compendium of data on the
nation's well-being, and helpful advice for those
traveling abroad.
Center for Science in the Public
Interest
(the nonprofit consumer group best known for measuring
the hefty number of calories and fat grams in fettuccine
alfredo and movie theater popcorn) focuses on everyday
health pitfalls.
Consumer Safety
Guide
gives consumer warnings about a number of dangerous products, approved
by the government, for usage, which are dangerous.
Cool Tools lets you calculate your
aerobic capacity and target heart rate.
Covert Bailey Online has a range of fitness
products to buy online, and the opportunity to have your
question on personal fitness answered by Covert Bailey.
Cybercise an aerobic fitness guide,
has links to aerobic and nutrition resources, a fitness
forum, supplies, and info. about world events, and
fashion trends.
Depression.com has tons of info. on the
topic including much of the latest news.
Dr. Ruth Online: Dr. Ruth
Westheimer (America's best-known sex
therapist) now online, has sex tips, answers to readers'
questions, and suggestions for romantic getaways.
Duke University Diet and
Fitness Center helps people live healthier,
fuller lives through weight loss.
Fitcorp has state-of-the-art
fitness services and promotes worksite health.
Fitness Fundamentals has guidelines for
personal exercise programs developed by the President's
Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
Fitness Homepage lets you contact an
exercise expert by email, read about effective exercise
routines, or check out online shopping sites.
Fitness Matters is a discussion forum on
ta'i chi and dynamic relaxation
Fitness Partner
Connection features a library, clubs,
fitness products, sports medicine, newsgroups, and FAQs.,
and has info. on fitness, health, and nutrition.
Fitness Partner Jumpsite has a fitness library,
and links to health, fitness, and nutrition resources,
and products and specialized online publications and
organizations.
The Fitness Zone features a US wide
searchable database of health clubs. It is an online
fitness guide, and a resource for fitness related issues.
Fitness Link has articles on
determining fitness levels, developing weight-training
programs, and planning health-spa vacations.
FitnessWorld Homepage has pro and enthusiast
sections, fitness FAQ's and allows you to ask questions
with experts in personal fitness training.
FitnessZone's Fitness
Profile
has a fitness assessment to help calculate your target
"workout" heart rate. It also gives advice on
general fitness goals.
Fit NOW features fitness
webcasts and tips on fat loss, building muscle,
increasing energy and more.
Gypsy Claybourne, who started
lifting weights and kickboxing when she was fifty, shares
her experiences and advice with other women at
Gift Of Youth, The
Global
Cycling Network features contact information and
details of more than 400 worldwide cycling organizations
and over 200 mailing lists.
The Worldwide tour company
Global Fitness Adventures organizes fitness trips
that include meditation, hiking, massage, and cultural
activities.
In both English and French
GlobalMedic from a Montreal-based
health information company, includes an online health
encyclopedia. It has sections covering topics like Kids
Health, First Aid and Health News. In the Check Up area,
you can choose from a list of common complaints; and then
you are asked a series of
questions until the site comes up with possible causes
for your discomfort.
Go Ask Alice! from the Columbia
University Health Service, allows you to ask anonymous
questions which are archived on the site in general
sections like "Sexuality" and "Alcohol and
Other Drugs." Readers can add their own answers to
Alice’s responses.
Go girl! Magazine - Sport &
Fitness
is dedicated to getting women involved in sports. It
features news, events and fitness tips.
Rob Wood's
Guide to Fitness Testing provides a list of
fitness tests and instructions on how to use them.
A Guide to Medical
Information and Support on the Internet
has links
to
the USENET newsgroups (where Internet users
discuss particular subject)
and
Listservs (where similar forums
are conducted by email).
Find a gym or health club at
Gym and Health Club Locator. You can choose from the
13,000 listed in the US., and search by zip code, city,
or state.
The Health Authority attempts to reduce
confusion from the daily barrage of conflicting health
news by offering a practical perspective on health and
fitness issues.
Health and Fitness
Advisor
is a good fitness activities resource that includes
advice on aerobics, cycling, walking, and weight
training. It also has nutrition links and kids exercise
info.
The Health and Medical
Newsgroups is an extensive and easy to
access
list of almost 200 medical USENET
newsgroups
Health Explorer is s vast database of
3,000 health-related sites devoted to specialized health
topics.
Health and Fitness Home
Page
helps you find the exercise program that suits your
needs.
Health
on the Net promotes the development of
online healthcare resources, and has links to
cyberhospitals and support communities. It features
MedHunt, a powerful global medical search engine that
locates specific information and sites by keyword or
country.
Health Risk Assessment from Beth Israel Medical
Center, is a self-assessment quiz that provides simple
health and fitness advice.
Healthcare Technology Systems has a phone system based
mental health evaluation system available at
1-800-813-2364.
Health Gate gives free access to
abstracts from Medline and six other medical databases,
plus a healthy dose of consumer-oriented articles.
Health World Online promises to serve as the
Internet’s most comprehensive wellness resource, and
sports easily accessed and well-rounded resources in such
categories as Alternative Medicine, Wellness, Nutrition,
Public Health, Fitness and Self-Care. It also has a
Newsroom, a Professional Center, and Forums. It allows
you to email your problems to Dr. Tom, browse a self-help
journal, or consult directories of mailing lists and
consumer health organizations.
HealthAtoZ has links to 26,800
health and medical sites in dozens of categories, each
briefly described, graded with stars, and broken up into
sub-categories to help narrow your focus . It also
features health news and alerts.
The Department of Health and Human
Services'
Healthfinder indexes numerous
publications such as government agency press releases and
virtual editions of publications such as the "New
England Journal of Medicine." It has information on
1,000 topics and more than 3,200 links to such places as
medical libraries and online information collections.
Healthy Choice features advice on
nutrition and lifestyle for the health enthusiast, and
includes fitness links, exercise articles, quick fitness
tips, and chat.
Healthy Devil Q&A lets you participate in
an online forum or read the archives of answers to
previous queries.
Healthy Outlook electronically monitors
personal exercise and eating patterns
Healthy Weight features an interactive
BMI calculator, weight management news, and healthy
lifestyle info.
Hiking and Walking has info. on places to
go, what to wear, trail chat, and bulletin boards. It
also keeps people up to date on what's happening
internationally.
HospitalWeb has an extensive list of
links to hospital Web sites in the U.S. and 50 foreign
countries.
Human Kinetics is one of the world's
largest publishers of info. on physical activity. It also
has education programs, and a product center. |