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.
  Browse related subjects: exercise, fitness, healthy lifestyle, local information, men's health, senior health, women's health

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.
  Browse related subjects: books, books / videos, exercise, fitness, healthy lifestyle

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.
  Browse related subjects: exercise, fitness, healthy lifestyle, recommended website, sports injuries
• Exercise & Physical Fitness - MedlinePlus
  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.
  Browse related subjects: exercise, fitness, healthy lifestyle, recommended website
• Health Tools - Mayo Clinic
  Special features: Calculators, self-assessments, and quizzes help you determine ideal weight, body mass index, calories burned, and more. From: Mayo Clinic.
  Browse related subjects: exercise, fitness, health calculators, healthy lifestyle, recommended website, self-care tools
• Sports / Exercise
  Special features: Wide variety of helpful tips and techniques, plus information about sports-related injuries, from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
  Browse related subjects: exercise, fitness, healthy lifestyle, recommended website, sports injuries

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.