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

This organization of exercise physiologists promotes health and wellness and encourages the development of the profession of exercise physiology. It has information on passing the board exams to be a professional exercise physiologist. I chose it as a resource for exercise science students in the future.

This is a great site to get an idea of a workout that fits your personality or goals.  Also on this website you can discover new and different exercise that you may not know of.  There are even videos so that you can see how the exercise should look so that you are able to preform it correctly.

This is a website illustrating a computer application that can be extremely useful in rehabilitation of athletes. The application gives thousands of rehab exercises and shows you how to do each one.

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 is the official for the American Council on Exercise, the website provides information on different health and fitness certifications including Personal Training. There are also a lot of exercise descriptions and healthy recipes

This website has information and tips for working out and bodybuilding. This is also a website people can use to get information on becoming a certified personal trainer or group fitness instructor

This article discusses harmful effects of stretching before exercising. I chose this controversial topic because until now, experts have been recommending that it is healthy to stretch before exercising.

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 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.

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 has information on all types of certification from personal trainer to triathlon coach. It is a good resource for those involved in exercise science and sports medicine.

This is an exercise and sports science organization rooted in Australia. There mission is to make sure those in the profession are taken care of and have a clear career path.

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.

Shows some step by step, easy exercises for at home care of an injured knee.

This cite gives a Physical Therapy worksheet for knee exercises that can, and should be progressively done throughout the rehabilitation process. Not only shows with a picture how the activity should be done, but also gives a description of the proper way to go about performing the exercise.

This website is very credible, and shows different types of stretching you can use to help make you more flexible. Being more flexible helps reduce injuries for athletes and non-athletes.

This website lists and explains different rehabilitation exercises that can be used to recover from all types of sports injuries, including soccer related injuries.

This is a blog that covers all aspects of training for bodybuilding competitions. There are diet tips, workout programs, and supplement information.

Great for nutritional information and workout tips and information as well. It is more of a site for bodybuilding, but exercise and sports go hand in hand.

This provides lots of great information on eating healthy- what foods are best for you and the proper amount of servings to eat. It can also help you analyze your dietary needs and provides you with the choice to personalize a healthy eating plan.

It also tells your the daily amount you need to be eating and exercising on a generic scale which is really helpful! You can also find percentage data and common information on the health of the American population!

This site provides healthy dietary guidelines based on the new food pyramid, it provides different recommendations for specific age groups and populations. I often refer my personal training clients to this website.

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.