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Good methods for recovery after exercise and even alternative supplements and foods to help not break the bank.

This website tells about the career of Sports Kinesiology which is something that I am interested in going in to after I graduate.  This website is useful because it tells me about the major not only that, but it tells me of potential job opportunities as well.

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

This site gives you a wide variety of information from different types of running for beginners or even experienced runners, different types of foods to eat before and after running, and even the type of shoes you should wear for the different types of running you can do.

Oh no! I didn't see you already had this! Good choice.

This site has so much information about running, it has training info, articles on shoes and gear, injury prevention, nutrition and weight loss as well as blogs and videos

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.

A review study of athletes after injury. This study had psychologists and athletic trainers working together with athletes to heal both the body and the mind.

This article was great because during my research on Skechers Shape Ups, I came across another type of fitness shoe called MBT. After doing more research on these shoes, I found out that they are beneficial to those with joint pains and help eleviate stress on the lower extremity of your body. This website is a website full of "wandering educators", people that are curious about various topics.

A woman decided to try the shape ups, and overall liked them! Blogs like this give me feedback on society's view of these shoes, and with willing testers like this, it makes it easy to understand what people think after trying them out.

This blog includes pictures and diagrams on how MBT shoes affect the foot and back. The researcher had had knee pain after a stay in the hospital and started wearing MBT shoes for walking and they actually relieved his knee pain! This blog is great because it shows the biomechinal side of the MBT shoes and then a personal experience, which gives feedback on the quality of the shoes.

This site goes over some basic functional aspects of the knee and how you can best maintain or regain strength after a trauma to the area. It gives some tips on goo exercises that allow for range of motion, but don't stress the joint. The cites specifically deals with cycling and it's major benefits to the rehabilitation of the knee.

This is another part of the knee guru site that shows the overall anatomy of the knee and some other general information on the knee and how it should be treated and cared for before and after surgery.

This cite gives some strengthening exercises for the knee after the basic range of motion has been met. These exercises are geared more toward helping the patient progress to be able to walk normally once again.

This website explains the different types of stretching. From ballistic to static and even dynamic. It helps explain how each type is important for the muscles, and when you should do each type of stretching before and after for certain kinds of physical activities.

This website takes you through the process of injuries, explaining what one can expect when the injury first occurs and then briefly explains the physical and mental steps that have to be taken to get the athlete back on the field.