Exercise

Learn how to keep your body healthy and strong by exercising.

Resources in this category:

BodyWise Feeling Fit
http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/BodyWise/fitness/index.htm

Find out about ways to stay in shape and healthy. The sports section of this site links to other interesting sites about girls and women in sports.

Girl Power! For Girls Locker
http://www.girlpower.gov/

Girl Power brings you interviews with successful women, information on sports and health for girls, fun puzzles, and stories about women in science. You can even found out what it is like to be a girl in space.

GIRLWISE Physical Activity
http://www.melpomene.org/girlwise/PhysicalActivity/PhysicalA...

If you are exercising for your health, this site is for you. It has tips on how to warm up, how to make sure you drink enough water, and how to stretch. It also describes the benefits of exercise.

It's Time to Play!
http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/what_time.html

What are some fun things to do to get your body moving? This site has suggestions to help you regardless of how many people are around or the weather. Click on the "More Articles Like This" tab on the right to find out even more about sports and exercise.

Learn2 Stretch Before Exercising
http://www.tutorials.com/05/0503/0503.asp

Learn "some basic stretches for your most important muscle groups. Performing them will help prepare you for basic physical activity and help you unwind after exertion."

Learn2 Take a Pulse
http://www.tutorials.com/09/0902/0902.asp

"In this 2torial, we'll teach you methods for taking your own pulse--methods you can then use to take someone else's. Get with the beat!

10 Tips to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
http://www.ific.org/publications/brochures/tentipskidsbroch....

Read these 10 tips, and you can be the healthiest kid on the block! There are also examples of how you can use each of the10 tips.