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Great organization with information on how to become certified in different ACSM jobs, like personal trainer, CSCS and health and fitness experts. It is very useful for a college student, or a health and fitness professional.

This website is used by professionals and the general public to gain insight into sports medicine. It provides physical activity guidelines, current comments, position stands, and articles referencing exercise, health and fitness, and physiology.

Provides information for several different health and fitness certifications as well as guidelines for exercise prescription for general and special populations, this is also the governing body for Exercise Science

This website offers wisdom, newsletters, health, and more. It offers daily tips on a wide variety of health topics.

This website is based off a magazine distributed all over the world. It depicts different yoga poses, mind and body health, holistic healing, and wisdom. It also teaches families and parents about food and habitat wellness and proper self-care. Yoga news, controversial issues about yoga used as medicine and daily blogs are also contained within this website. There is also a link that will give you ideas for music while performing yoga. This magazine has been around for 30 years and written by credible authors. Check is out and sign up for a free issue.

This website is a database that provides information for students and nurses. There are many different uses for this website. Programs and colleges can be researched for nursing. There is a Library section that includes articles titled "50 awesome iphone apps for runners" and 101 health and wellness tips for college students". Within the college article tips on diet, exercise, stress, and study abroad help students become informed. This site in not medical advice but it is a good way to find out information and get opinions on different topics that are health related.

This website illustrates different workouts that can be done if a college dorm room. The website was founded by Clinton Walker who is a fitness professional whose goal is to teach about fitness and wellness while saving money and time. He encourages comments and questions in order to receive the best possible workout plan. The website has categories such as fitness articles, blogs, forums, recipes, and exercise routines. Great website for college students who want to lose the freshman 15.

This website is dedicated to the work done by Maria Pascucci who founded "campus calm" which is a worldwide agenda to reduce stress in high school and college students. The website included facts and statistics about stress and the relevance it has on our health. Parents, educators, and students can access her website and be able to see specific avenues to use when dealing with stress. Blogs and surveys are also present to learn about new ideas and ask questions. This is a very credible website and I encourage you to check it out if you are having problems with stress.

This website describes Under Armours new technology for athletes. They have created a shirt that tell you your heart and breathing rate, as well as your body positioning and it has a G-force gauge. Under Armour have teamed up with Zephyr to create this one of kind shirt to bring athletics to a whole new level. This is an extremely credible site because it is the official site of Under Armour and the individuals who built this product gave testimonies within the webpage. Check it out. This is super cool.

Find marathons, half-marathons, and 5k's all over the world by using this website. It provides detailed information on specific races and makes finding a race really easy. This is the website I always use to search for races.

The website for the Journal of Applied Physiology provides current issues and archives for a limitless number of experiments. It is very helpful and I have used it several times.

This site is from the association that over sees all college sports. It provides various information on different sports and the national rules and regulations for each one. I choose this so I could stay informed on up to date changes of NCAA rules and regulations

I referenced the NCAA website after talking to Kasey Richardson about athletes and creatine use. This website led me to the NCAA banned substances list

I like how this site has all diffferent types of information regarding injury prevention and performance enhancement. It is a great reference for these things along with other information concerning workouts and different sport performances

This website is full of information on all types of injuries an athlete can get. I chose this because it is a perfect reference site various injuries and different rehabilation pathways

This is a great website that gives you information on the basis of what athletic training is, what fields you can use this major in, and also gives you options for internships.

This website is from Texas Wesleyan University but it's applicable to us too. They have information on their particular University but they also have job descriptions for possible jobs with an exercise science degree. You can click on the different job options and it pulls up another screen with more information. This will be useful to people that are undecided on their next move after gradution.

This website is for the American Physical Therapy Association. It provides information on education programs, which may be applicable to some people in the class, but also information for physical therapists that are practicing such as ethical guidelines.

This site has information about physical therapy. It has recent research news and info on education. You must create an account for full access to this site. Also has ways to find a PT clinic near where you live.

ACE is a nonprofit organization committed to enriching quality of life through safe and effective exercise and physical activity. This website not only contains links for the community such as blogs, facebook, twitter, RSS feeds, and newsletters. It has recipes, workouts, ways to access a personal trainer, and ways to get certified as a personal trainer. This website is legit: they have all four core ACE certifications that were accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).

This website offers tips and solutions to help improve fine motor development for children. I chose this website because this it something I would like to do someday.

The UNCW Career Center offers advice on what to do with a specific major. I used it alot when I was trying to figure out what to do with an Exercise Science major.

The Happiness Project is a daily blog that gives daily advice, weekly resolutions, and monthly themes related to happiness. There are over 55,000 people whom have joined the newsletter. The blog is written by Gretchen Rubin who is the author of the book "The happiness project." She strives to find the root to life-long happiness and by testing scientific studies and general knowledge she is able to give advice about how to "create your own happiness." This is a great cause and the author did extensive research to deliver the most accurate and useful information.

This website is a "go-to-guide" for girls who want to learn about relationships, beauty, wellness, and fashion. This website was created by a team of women who address daily issues and thoughts within a girls mind. It includes articles that describe the truth about caffeine, how to eat to gain energy, and illustrates a workout for any girl who feels they have no time to workout. This website is very beneficial for college girls who want information in one location.

This website isn't as comprehensive or as credible as some of the other PT websites such as APTA but it still has some good information. It has basic information as far as muscle groups. There are also some sample evaluation forms for download and some general PT information.