American Medical Athletic Association
http://www.amaasportsmed.org/
Mission
The American Medical Athletic Association (AMAA) motivates physicians and other health care professionals to become active, and provides credible information on training, diet, injury prevention, and sports medicine to assist these professionals in motivating their patients to become active and lead healthy lifestyles.
Goals
To provide medical and health professionals with information on the benefits of exercise and how to lead an active life.
To develop motivational programs to assist doctors with their efforts to encourage patients to lead active lifestyles.
To provide medical and health professionals with at least two quality continuing medical education events per year.
American Running Association
http://www.americanrunning.org/
Mission
To encourage all people, from youth to adults, to improve their health and fitness by running and maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle.
Goals
To provide runners with information related to training, nutrition, sports medicine, and fitness.
To develop motivational programs to encourage people to begin and maintain an active, healthy lifestyle.
To support runners by providing advice, motivational and educational programs, and referrals to sports-oriented professionals.
To reach more people and motivate them to have an active healthy lifestyle.
Dietary Assessment Page
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000108.html
This site contains information about Dietary Analysis and Intake Calculators, Dietary Assessment Tools, and Resource Information.
Peak Performance Online Magazine
http://www.pponline.co.uk/
Every issue of Peak Performance is packed full of the latest advice for athletes, coaches and sports science.
The Total Performance Institute (personal coaching for endurance athletes in COS)
http://www.thetpi.com/
This site provides information about the Boulder Triathlon and various services to condition your body.
Journal of Sports Sciences (online)
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/02640414.asp
This site could be used as a a search engine to find or research journals.
Best Practices in Health Promotion Page
http://www.osophs.dhhs.gov/ophs/BestPractice/
This site lists and allows students to view PDF or Acrobat Reader files of various best practices in public health.
Pose Tech Site – Running Technique
http://www.posetech.com/
This site provides information about the Pose Method of running.
Southeastern Colorado AHEC Health Education info
http://www.secahec.org/
Since 1978 the mission of Southeastern Colorado Area Health Education Center (SECAHEC) is to provide quality educational services that are accessible and affordable for students of the health care professions, health care providers and consumers; to improve the geographic distribution of health manpower and to ultimately improve the health of all citizens of Southeastern Colorado.
Exercise Information Site (best site for EXHP students on the web)
http://www.exrx.net/ExInfo.html
This site provides continuing research and clinical experiences from various authors.
Free Nutrition Analysis Program on the Web
http://nat.crgq.com/mainnat.html
This site allows the user to add up the amounts of each nutrient electronically.
American College of Sports Medicine
http://www.acsm.org/index.asp
MISSION STATEMENT: ACSM advances and integrates scientific research to provide educational and practical applications of exercise science and sports medicine.
National Strength and Conditioning Association
http://www.nsca-lift.org/
Mission Statement
As the worldwide authority on strength and conditioning, we support and disseminate research-based knowledge and its practical application, to improve athletic performance and fitness.
USA Triathlon – National Governing Body of the Sport of Triathlon.
http://www.usatriathlon.org/
USA Triathlon’s mission is to provide leadership and structure for the growth and development of excellence in multi-sports. The organization’s vision is to be the “gold standard” for triathlon worldwide. USA Triathlon will inspire fitness as a healthy lifestyle, create a culture for excellence in leadership and competition and be a world leader in the sport.
Coaching Sport Science Abstracts – excellent resource for scientific abstracts concerning coaching topics.
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/coachsci/
This site allows the user to search for coaching science abstracts.
United States Olympic Committee
http://www.usoc.org/
This site provides the latest news and information about olympic teams and sports.