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This is a site telling about second impact syndrome. This is when a person has a second concussion before the first one is healed. It is often deadly and has only recently come into the spotlight in athletic injury news. It is just something I am interested in. Controversial because of the many varying views on how long it takes for a concussion to heal completely.

This is a site all about the Athletic Training education. Tells you what you must do to keep up to date with all the athletic training requirements.

This website/ blog addresses the issue in repair of the rotator cuff. Different doctors and therapist will all have their own personal opinions on how they believe certain things should be treated to the best interest of the patient. It is interesting that there are so many different ways you could go about rehabilitation and still arrive with similar results depending on the process.

Found this very interesting. It is nice to see a breakdown of many areas of the body a therapist must know how to deal with and what procedures they go through to start the healing process.

This website gives some general overviews of the daily tasks of a PT. What they see in different settings, how they address problems, and what methods they use to treat patients. It has many links to other things that I find very interesting and useful for a sort of behind the scenes look at what a PT does.

This is the national website for PT. It outlines many steps that are neccesary to becoming a PT, as well as giving the basic structure of what a physical therapist actually does. Since my goal is to become a PT it just allows me to find key information fast.

LOVE this idea and website! By implementing a 'Smart by Nature' education, the Center for Ecoliteracy aims to transform schools with their green schooling movement. Working with schools on school lunches, school gardens, and integrating ecological principles into the school curriculum. The website offers access to blogs, news, and information on the services, workshops, and seminars. It can be seen as controversial because there are groups fighting for this movement that hold rallies and sit-ins to get their voices heard and points across at the government level.

This website offers links to 9 different projects that Bright Futures is currently doing. Focused at the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Bright Futures initiative aims to promote and improve the health, education, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, families, and communities. It provides information and resources on health promotion and awareness.

This is the website of the originators of the Zumba phenomenon . They trademarked the word, they brought the classes to America, and continued to spread it all over the world. They certify instructors and offer help on how to find classes.

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).

An organization aimed at improving the health and wellness of the public. Just a brief overview of the website: it gives the reader access to everything from advocacy, fellowship, becoming a member, conferences and schedules, environmental public health, programs that they organize and run, school and education, and all of their resources.

This website helps people cope with emotional eating. It deals with becoming mindfully aware of eating habits and health. Unfortunately, one must become a member of the 12-week program to reap the full benefits of the website, however it is an EXCELLENT website if someone is struggling with this issue. The author has not only written two books on the subject, but been on interviews on FOX, ABC, CBS, and in multiple magazines and journals.

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 was one of the databases mentioned during the presentation on research that the libraries website searches through. You can search for pretty much any health topic and it will come back with articles or journals.

If you are looking for a website that covers all aspects of controversial issues this is a fabulous website to get started with. This website offers controversial topics that will give a number of links supporting all sides of an issue. This is a very unique website with loads of interesting information.

This is a great site for kids and teens that want to learn more on being healthy and becoming more active in their lifestyles. This site is easy to use, but still gives accurate and helpful information when it comes to overall wellness as a teenager.

This is a website that also has a magazine out that you can buy in stores. It gives you a list of different workouts that you can do, healthy recipes, and even information about weight loss.

This website provides travel ideas for those who want an active vacation. They offer options of walking trips, hiking trips, and even biking trips. Great for planning a vacation that includes fitness.

This site is great if you love doing yoga and traveling around the world. It gives you a list of different retreats you can go on while practicing yoga around the world.

This website covers topics from all aspects of wellness and health. Topics such as aging, disabilities, beauty, and medicine are all covered in great detail. If you are looking for a wide range of helpful information this website is a great place to start.