Kids and Teens Health Fitness

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• Active Kidz [ Kids ] - Offers simple exercises and healthy recipes.
• BBC - Health: Health calculators [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Calculate Body Mass Index (BMI), life expectancy, and calories burned in favorite activities.
• Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Living [ Kids/Teens ] - Guides to help make wise choices about daily living.
• Eating Healthy and Exercising [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Short article about eating disorders, weight as a health indicator, and the importance of exercise.
• Fitness For Kids [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Learn about the President's Fitness Challenge and how to participate. Includes award information, activity logs, and applications. (Requires registration to access logs and forms.)
• 5 Fun Ways to Health and Fitness [ Kids ] - Information about nutrition and physical activity for kids and teachers.
• Get Fit [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Handbook from the President's Council on Physical Fitness helps kids and teens, ages 6 to 17, learn about warming up, aerobic exercise, muscular strength and endurance, and cooling down. Includes information about awards and programs. [PDF]
• In the Mix [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Online companion to the PBS broadcast, with resources and information for teens and educators on sports participation.
• It's Time to Play [ Kids ] - Tells how to get great exercise no matter what the weather is like or who's around.
• Jump Into A Healthy Life [ Kids ] - The Thinkquest crew teaches kids about jumping rope with jump rope skills, quiz, and information on how exercise keeps the heart healthy and bodies fit.
• Jumping for Joy [ Kids/Teens ] - Meet the boys and girls of Santa Clara, CA on the competition and exhibition jump rope team. Features team photos, tournament results, and basic skills for jumping rope.
• Jumping Rope [ Kids/Teens ] - Instructions on the equipment needed, variations, muscle groups exercised, and basic workout tips for jump rope beginners.
• Kid-Fit [ Kids ] - Kids learn about sports, fitness, and healthy bodies from a team of elementary school students.
• SmartPlay [ Kids/Teens ] - Fun learning adventure on how kids can play smart, avoid injuries, and getting the body in shape after an injury.
• Sprint Training for Developing Athletes [ Kids/Teens ] - Training information for young and beginning sprinters. Aimed at athletes as young as 8. From Sydney Athletics.
• Taking the Pressure Off Sports Competition [ Kids ] - Explains why some kids feel pressure while competing and tell what do it if it happens to you.
• 4 Teen Weight Loss [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Offers healthy diet tips for overweight teenagers trying to lose weight including camp research, articles and quizzes.
• Tone Teen: Take Charge of Your Health [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Article tells how genes affect weight, how to get active, ways to watch what you eat, and staying healthy. [PDF]
• UKA Zone [ Kids/Teens ] - Features athletics-related games, downloads, competitions and news items for 8-15 year olds.
• Viterbo University: Diet and Exercise Webquest [ Teens ] - Interactive webquest designed to help seventh and eighth grade students learn about diet and exercise.
• What if I Don't Like Sports? [ Kids ] - Article explains why some kids don't like sports and other ways to get exercise.
• What's the Right Weight for Me? [ Kids ] - Explains why some kids weigh more, what a healthy weight means, when to see a doctor, and tips for eating and exercise.
• Why Exercise Is Cool [ Kids/Teens ] - Tells why exercise is important and explores the many benefits of physical activity.