Useful Links *
These are a few of our favorite links:
- Calorie King for Food Awareness (Use the free database to search for nutrition information on thousands of foods.)
- Centers for Disease Control
- Center for Science in the Public Interest (Publishers of the "Nutrition Action Newsletter.")
- The Daily Plate (An easy, free way to track what you're eating and more.)
- Devin Alexander Healthy Decadence Recipes (Discovery Health)
- Free fitness videos ("Spark People" workouts that you can do at home or in the office with little to no equipment.)
- Frugal Village (Ways to live simply and save money.)
- Gaiam Life Meditation Rooms (Step into a Gaiam Life Meditation Room for a few minutes to calm your senses and melt away stress.)
- Inner Health Studio (Variety of relaxation techniques.)
- Lexington Farmers Market
- Two-Minute Stress Escape
- The Mayo Clinic
- My Yoga Online (There is a fee for videos, but poses, benefits, and more can be viewed for free.)
- T.E.A.M. UK developed TEAM (Teens Engaged in Active Management) to help kids get to a healthy weight, get in shape, and get healthy! Losing weight and getting in shape are never easy. It's a challenge we encourage the whole family to work on together.
- Trail Shape is a free program of the Kentucky State Parks that will inspire you to discover amazing Kentucky sights while getting fit all at the same time.
- Two Foods (A simple way to compare the calories, carbs, fat and protein of two food choices and see the results side by side.)
- WebMD
- Yoga Journal
Walking Resources
There are numerous walking resources on the Web. Here are a few of our favorites:
- About.com: Walking (Walking programs for weight loss, printable walking logs and more)
- AOL Health: Walking (Tips for beginners, walking checklist and more)
- G-Map (Map your own walking routes and get the distances and calculate how many calories you will burn on the route.)
- Map My Walk allows you to map the distance of any route in Lexington (or other cities). The site offers a free membership and a paid membership. Mapping a walking route is free.
- MyStart! Online is an easy way to track your physical activity and nutrition intake.
Events of Interest
*WARNING: Some Web sites to which these materials provide links for the convenience of users are not managed by the University of Kentucky. The University does not review, control, or take responsibility for the contents of those sites.
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