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 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 is a local website that offers opportunities for teacher training, retreats, class schedules, and even meditation. If you are a Wilmington local or even someone just visiting the area this website is useful with assisting those who enjoy yoga and other practices that go along with yoga.
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.
Interview Stream is a great way for student's to work on their interview skills and see where they need improvement. Set yourself apart from other college student's looking for a job!
This is a credible website designed to help you budget your money. It is free; however you do have to register to use it. You know its credible because it says what it does right at the top of the page, you can find all the authors, and it shows you when it was updated.
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
I chose this website because it is a useful tool for teams and is almost brand new. It gives teams resources such as training schedules, rosters, and even message boards where members can post.
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 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).
This is a good website for Rugby players. I've been playing for about 5 years and have competed at the collegiate and Semi-Professional levels. I love rugby, but its a very tough, demanding sport. Fitness is a huge part of playing competitively and this website has some pretty good workout and conditioning drills to help players get in shape.
This was a study done by the University of Wisconsin determining whether fitness shoes (MBT, Skechers Shape Ups, or Reebok Easy Tones) were effective or not. It gives scientific data to support their conclusion. Great website to use for information for my PLN. There is a link to the actual study which is in PDF form here as well.
This is a website that you can use to upload your scores and performances on certain workouts/exercises and use a way to gauge your fitness levels compared to other athletes or friends.
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.