Archived Pages from 20th Century!!
Health and Fitness Page
Maintained by Lisa Balbach
Topics covered include:
Favorite Links
Qualifications:
Fitness Education/Experience: I have been an ACE
certified aerobic instructor since August of 1990 and a NAAHFM
certified personal trainer since the summer of 1995. In the Spring of 1990,
I completed a 40 hour aerobic instructor training program conducted by
Bally's US Swim & Fitness. After completing their training program, I taught
aerobics for Bally's in New Hope, Minnesota. After teaching there for one
year, I moved to Michigan and am currently teaching aerobics at Body and Soul
in Houghton Lake (I have taught aerobics there for the past 5 years). I am
continually taking continuing education courses and I try to keep current on
fitness trends, breakthroughs, concepts and theories. If you have any
questions, comments, ideas etc... You can reach me by e-mail at:
[email protected]
Aerobic Exercise
Aerobics! - Contains aerobic choreography and fitness related links.
Jazzercise - This site was created for Judi Sheppard Misset and contains articles related to fitness, a low fat cookbook, information on Jazzercise classes and much more.
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Body Building
Abdominal Training FAQ - All you wanted to know about abdominals and abdominal training but were afraid to ask. Includes abdominal exercises (for the
upper and lower abdominals), how often to train abdominals and specific training routines.
American Body Building - Contains articles on building muscles, vitamins, supplements, how to work particular muscles etc... Also contains information
on body building contests and contest results. If you're seriously into body building, this is the web site for you.
Body Building Home Page - Contains information regarding powerlifting, bodybuilding, health and fitness tips, nutrition and supplements
Faith Sloan's Body Building Site - Lots of articles on a variety of body building topics (i.e. supplements, gaining muscle, reducing body fat etc...). Also
information on competitions, a chat room and much more.
Jean-Paul Fitness Specialists - Contains an informative newletter, a variety of workouts (complete with pictures) and a section on supplements.
MAF Fitness Newsletter - Created by a certified strength and personal trainer, it contains articles on how to work many major muscle groups in the body. Many
of the articles include diagrams showing the correct position and form when doing the exercise. There are also articles which deal with the circulatory system, cardiovascular system, bone density, nutrition etc...
S.A.W. Enterprises - This is a great site for people already familiar with weight training. It displays the bodies muscular structure from the front or back, just point at the muscle group you want to work and it will list
exercises you can use. There are no directions on how to perform the exercise itself, only the name of the exercise and a picture of someone performing it is displayed.
Starting to Lift - This page was created for people over 40 who are interested in starting a weight training program. However, much of the information
contained within the page would be helpful for a beginner at any age.
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Diet & Nutrition
Ask the Dietician. A registered dietician gives health/diet advice in dozens of topic areas.
Austin Nutritional Research - Reference guides for vitamins, amino acids, minerals etc... Also contains
articles on antioxidents, nutrition, healthy eating and much more.
Diet & Weight Loss Page - Contains information regarding weight charts, dieting, eating habits etc...
Epicurious. Created by the publishers at Bon Appetit and Gourmet, it contains recipes, articles on nutrition, articles on food etc... Great for people who like cooking, eating, food or all the above.
FatFree. Contains thousands of fat free and low fat vegetarian recipes.
Food Preparation using USDA Guidelines. Covers what the USDA guidelines are, how to convert higher fat cooking ingrediants into lower fat alternatives and a variety of lower fat cooking methods.
Lean and Loving It. The WRAL TV5 chef has placed several low fat (lean) recipes on-line for us to try.
Natural Nutrition - Contains healthy recipes and numerous articles related to diet and nutrition. You can also subscribe to a nutrition newsletter.
Nutrition Pages - Includes current topics in the area of nutrition, frequently asked questions (FAQ)about sports nutrition, working out, carbo loading etc... and additional links dealing with nutrition.
Training-Nutrition Home Page - Includes articles on nutrition which pertain to the sport of body building. Also contains links to other sites, a FAQ page
and the 10 commandments of Sports Nutrition
Veggies Unite - A useful and fun resource for vegetarians and nonvegetarians alike. Includes a recipe directory, a recipe of the week, ingredient printouts, meal planners, nutrition information and much more.
Weight Watchers Home Page - Contains some very good articles/statistics in the Weight Watchers Facts & Figures and the Nutrition Facts & Tips sections. It also
offers a sample 3 day menu (for Friday, Saturday and Sunday) in addition to a breakdown of all their food products (how much fat, calories etc... they contain). Also included is a lot of
information on the Weight Watchers organization itself and meeting times/locations.
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Exercise Programs and Equipment
Interested in hiking/walking, check out the hiking/walking home page. It includes information on hiking gear, tours, places to go, organizations you can join and there's also a chat line.
Reebok's Versa Training Program used to determine how often you should do cardiovascular exercise, strength training and flexibility exercises based upon your level of fitness and your fitness goals.
Statistics on exercise equipment usage (includes stationary bikes, treadmills, stairclimbers etc...)
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Fitness Instructors, Bulletin Boards and Chat Sites
Reebok's Bulletin Board. Provides a place to ask/answer questions regarding fitness and Reebok products.
Fitcom Inc. - A New Jersey based organization
comprised of ACE certified personal trainers who will design fitness programs for individuals and
corporations (for a fee). They also provide a trainer location service (free of charge),
as well as sample workout programs.
SportsChat! - Contains
separate chat sites for a wide variety of sports areas such as running, golfing,
backpacking, climbing, football, basketball, soccer, hockey, tennis etc...
Forever Fit's World Wide Web of Fitness: Who's Who on the Web. Lists home pages of aerobic instructors, body builders, personal trainers, consultants, clubs, and other organizations.
It also includes: employment opportunities, certification organizations
(ACE and IDEA), fitness newsgroups and a chat room/bulletin board
system for fitness professionals and clients to exchange information.
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Fitness Magazines & Video Reviews
Balance Magazine - Includes articles on health, fitness and exercise.
Sports Illustrated Online - need we say more?
Exercise Video Reviews - Includes objective video reviews covering a wide range of exercise tapes.
National Body Building and Fitness Magazine - On-line magazine for body builders. It includes many articles on diet, nutrition, supplements etc... There is also information on contents. You can
look at the current issue, or see back issues which are listed at the bottom.
SuperFitness Column of the Internet Daily News. - Includes a variety of fitness related articles from different methods of working the deltoid muscle to nutrition tips. The current
column is featured. To see previous columns, click on the "Previous SuperFitness Column" link at the bottom of the page.
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General Health & Fitness Pages
Betterbodz - In the Library section of the site, there are many
articles on diet, nutrition and popular supplements/vitamins. In the
personal trainer section, there are also articles on body fat and calories.
The personal trainer section also includes a form you can ill out for an on-line personal trainer, forms
on what types of supplements you use etc... For those who like to shop, there is also a clothing section where you can preview
exercise clothing and place orders.
FitnessLink - Includes links to a variety of fitness sites as well as a rating system for each site. Contains articles covering all areas of health and fitness.
The Internet's Fitness Resource - Contains links to a wide variety of fitness related web sites including aerobics, cycling, climbing, running, walking, in-line skating, rowing and much more.
MAF Fitness Newsletter - Created by a certified strength and personal trainer, it contains articles on how to work many major muscle groups in the body. Many
of the articles include diagrams showing the correct position and form when doing the exercise. There are also articles which deal with the circulatory system, cardiovascular system, bone density, nutrition etc...
TV 5 HealthTeam - A physician, fitness expert, nutritionist and pharmacist associated with WRAL TV5 work together bringing new information on health and fitness topics.
Soy Goodness Home Page - Contains a variety of links to exercise sites, recipe pages, medical information, books and magazines etc...
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Stretching & Flexibility Pages
Stretching and Flexibility Page - Describes how to do stretches for various muscle groups, as well as different types of stretching (i.e. static, ballistic etc).
It also contains articles on why people should stretch, how muscles work, what muscles are composed of and much more.
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Software & Other Products
Cross Trainer
- This is a shareware program which runs on
Windows 3.1. It records each users name, height,
weight, aerobic activity, weight lifting activity and nutritional intake for each
day. (Tables for aerobic activities, weight training and nutrition can be added to
or modified as necessary.) Caloric intake versus expenditures are examined
and you can print out goals to guide you through training sessions.
How to Make Muscular Profits in Personal Training
- If you are interested in getting started in the personal training field, you
can order a book which gives advice on a variety of topics from exercises to marketing
yourself.
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