Healthy Santa Cruz County - Exercise & Fitness
Local Links
- Local Help & Information: Fitness
The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer programs or information. Use this link to access the CID, then type Fitness or Exercise into the Keyword Search box.
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Library Resources
- Find Books: Exercise / Fitness
Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about fitness. Click here to search the library catalog; also consider searching for alternative terms - e.g., exercise.
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Recommended Websites
- American College of Sports Medicine: Fitness Information
Helpful downloadable brochures include: guidelines for aerobic activity, plus the series "Selecting and Effectively Using...." which offers suggestions on how to choose specific pieces of fitness equipment (e.g., treadmill, elliptical trainer, etc.). From: ACSM.
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There are 1,440 minutes in every day - schedule 30 of them for physical activity! Helpful features: Health self-check tools, interactive tutorials, news and research. From NLM / NIH.
Browse related subjects: exercise, fitness, healthy lifestyle, MedlinePlus, recommended website - Fitness Center - Mayo Clinic
Special features: Up-to-date fitness information and expert exercise advice on starting an exercise program, staying motivated, preventing injury. Weekly e-newsletter, podcast and stay- fit slide show demonstrations. From: Mayo Clinic.
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Special features: Calculators, self-assessments, and quizzes help you determine ideal weight, body mass index, calories burned, and more. From: Mayo Clinic.
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Special features: Wide variety of helpful tips and techniques, plus information about sports-related injuries, from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
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Databases
- Health and Wellness Resource Center
Provides health-related information from more than 700 health/medical journals and hundreds of pamphlets (many with full text), 2,200 magazines, and various reference sources.
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