General Information
Graphic source: https://health.gov/moveyourway/
Graphic source: https://twitter.com/WebMD/status/1040918079985930240
Graphic source: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45408017#
Graphic source: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/burn-off-calories-boost-heart-health-infographic/
Graphic source: Baset Maroofi
Exercise and Cardiovascular Health
Graphic source: http://www.livescience.com/55702-olympic-athletes-body-types.html
Graphic source: http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-016-2694-9
- VO2 Max Calculator
- 15 Things That Slow Your Metabolism
- 15 Ways Exercise Makes You Look and Feel Younger
- Get Active - Quick Guide to Healthy Living Healthfinder.gov
- Get Fit: Diet vs. Exercise Womenshealthmag.com
- Getting Fit for Life WebMD
- Getting Started with Physical Activity for a Healthy Weight CDC.gov
- Glossary of Terms CDC
- Health Risks of an Inactive Lifestyle Also called: Sedentary Lifestyle, Sitting Disease MedlinePlus.gov
- How Many Calories Do You Really Need? WebMD
- How much physical activity do adults need? CDC.gov
- How much physical activity do you need? CDC.gov
- How Much Sweating Is Too Much? WebMD
- How to Start Running WebMD
- Light physical activity linked to lower risk of heart disease in older women 3/2019
- Mall Walking this Winter CDC.gov
- Mall Walking A PROGRAM RESOURCE GUIDE CDC.gov
- Olympic Form: How Sports Influence Body Shape 8/2016
- Physical Activity
- Physical Activity and Your Heart
- Regular physical activity is 'magic bullet' for pandemics of obesity, cardiovascular disease 5/2016
- Regular Exercise Seems to Boost Mental Health 8/2018
- Step it Up! The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities
- Stress ruins memory, but you can outrun this effect 2/2018
- The Secret Benefit of Exercise That Almost No One Talks About
- This Is What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Exercising 10/2016
- What is Incidental Activity? Queensland Government
- Minimum amount of physical activity for reduced mortality and extended life expectancy: a prospective cohort study Lancet.com 2011
- More People Walk to Better Health CDC.gov
- National Physical Activity Plan
- 8 Ways to Burn Calories and Fight Fat WebMD
- National Physical Activity Plan
- Not exercising worse for your health than smoking, diabetes and heart disease, study reveals 10/2018
- Physical Activity CDC
- Physical Activity WHO
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Physical Activity and Public Health: Updated Recommendation for Adults From the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association Circulation 2007
- Physical Activity and Public Health in Older Adults Recommendation From the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association Circulation 2007
- Physical activity associated with lower risk of many cancers NIH.gov 5/2016
- Physical Activity Facts CDC.gov
- Physical Activity for Everyone: Trails for Health - Physical Activity: A Key Element
of Good Health CDC
- Physical Activity Videos CDC.gov
- Physical Activity Weakens Dangers of Prolonged Sitting Confirmation for the risks associated with sedentary lifestyle, and the benefits of exercise 7/2016
- Physical exercise is more important for health than weight, study reports 2/2018
- President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Fitness.gov
- Quick Facts About Cankles WebMD
- Scientists discovered the easiest way to boost your mood
- Sports Fitness MedlinePlus
- The National Physical Activity Plan, which aims to increase physical activity in America.
- The New Science of Exercise 9/2016
- The Truth About Heart Rate and Exercise WebMD
- Too Many Responsibilities to Work Out? WebMD 2:07
- Want to Live Longer? Optimal Amount of Exercise Revealed Livescience.com 4/2015
- What's The Correct 'Dose' Of Exercise? As Much As You Can Do Forbes.com 6/2015
- Why Sitting Too Much Is Bad for Your Health
- Why you shouldn't exercise to lose weight, explained with 60+ studies 1/2019
- Yoga for Health: An Introduction NCCAM/NIH
Assessments
METs (Metabolic Equivalent Task)
Fitness and Youth
Graphic source:
https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2019/01/how-much-activity-do-you-need
Health Issues
Physical Activity Guidelines (2018)
Graphic source: https://academic.oup.com/edrv/article/39/2/79/4922247
Graphic source: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45408017#
Resources
Techniques
I posted this on Twitter on 2/14/2019 after reading that standing all day at work would burn a whopping 54 extra calories for the day!
Graphic source:
https://twitter.com/WebMD/status/1087333998848811008
Graphic source: https://healthyforgood.heart.org/move-more/infographics/is-your-workout-working-infographic
Graphic source: https://healthyforgood.heart.org/Move-more
Graphic source: http://www.livescience.com/59288-best-outdoor-activities-exercise.html
Graphic source: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/exercise-at-work
COMPONENTS OF FITNESS
Aerobic Fitness
Graphic source: https://www.whyiexercise.com/VO2-Max.html
Graphic source: https://www.whyiexercise.com/VO2-Max.html
Graphic source: https://www.whyiexercise.com/VO2-Max.html
Graphic source:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3197470/
Graphic source: https://visual.ly/community/infographic/health/health-benefits-walking
Graphic source: https://www.pocampo.com/blogs/all/114971460-3-health-benefits-that-prove-that-walking-is-awesome#
Graphic source: https://www.developgoodhabits.com/benefits-of-walking/
Core Stability
Muscular Fitness
Stretching
Fitness Calculators
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