Health and Medical Guide to Wellness and Lifestyle Exercise for Children Health information topics about Exercise for Children: Alternative Therapy 1. Pilates Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/pilates.html 2. Yoga Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/yoga.html 3. T'ai Chi Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/tai_chi.html Children 1. Fitness and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/fitness_6_12.html 2. Fitness and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/fitness_2_3.html 3. Fitness and Your 4-to 5-Year Old Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/fitness_4_5.html Disease Management 1. Childhood Obesity on the Rise National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/jun2002/childhoodobesity.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. Dehydration Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/first_aid/dehydration.html 2. Healthy Eating and Physical Activity across Your L NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/child.htm Organizations 1. President's Council on Physical Fitness and S Dept. of Health and Human Services http://fitness.gov/ 2. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. BodyWise: Physical Activity Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/bodywise/fitness/fitness.htm 2. Why Exercise Is Cool Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/work_it_out.html 3. Keeping Kids Active: Ideas for Parents Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FL00030 4. Fitness - Steps to a Healthy Life National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4girls.gov/fitness/index.htm 5. Exercise (Physical Activity) and Children American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4596 6. Exercise Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/exercise.html Related Issues 1. Types of Exercise American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ6I6D1B7C&sub_... 2. Strength Training and Your Child Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/strength_training.html 3. Powerful Girls Need Physical Activity Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/parents/activity/activity.html 4. BodyWise: Working toward Endurance, Healthy Body C Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/bodywise/fitness/healthybody.htm 5. Chronic Illnesses and Sports American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZR6TN4W7C&sub_... 6. Cold-Weather Sports Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/winter_sports.html 7. Exercises for Young Athletes American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?thread_id=2&topcategory=sport... 8. Kickboxing Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/kickboxing.html 9. Parent's Guide to Fitness for Kids Who Hate S Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/hate_sports.html 10. KidsWalk-to-School National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/ Research 1. High School Program Yields Health Benefits for Fem National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/nida-01.htm Statistics 1. Physical Activity and the Health of Young People Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/physicalactivity/facts.htm 2. Physical Activity and Health: Adolescents and Youn National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/adoles.htm 3. Children's Need for Physical Activity American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=771 Teenagers 1. Strength Training Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/strength_training.html 2. Sports and Exercise Safety Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/sport_safety.html 3. Fitness and Your 13- to 18-year-old Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/fitness_13_18.html 4. Compulsive Exercise (for Teens) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/exercise/compulsive_exercise.html 5. Compulsive Exercise Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/compulsive_exercise.html 6. Body Beat Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.soyunica.gov/mybody/movement/ 7. Take Charge of Your Health: A Teenager's Guid NIDDK Weight-Control Information Network http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/take_charge.htm   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/lifestyl/public_html/carp/autocache/c56f49b02c797209bec1338a4d957740 [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.