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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RESOURCES
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Google MapPedometer
This service allows you to draw a walking route in a specific location.
After you have designated the route, it will let you know how long it
is, either in miles or kilometers.
WinterKids
WinterKids helps children develop healthy lifelong habits through fun, outdoor winter activity.
Action for Healthy Kids
This effort represents a response to our nation's epidemic of
overweight, sedentary, and undernourished children and adolescents.
Action for Healthy Kids is about creating health-promoting schools that
support sound nutrition and physical activity as part of a total
learning environment.
Bicycle Information Center
This web site is a clearinghouse for information about health and
safety, engineering, advocacy, education, enforcement and access and
mobility.How "Bikeable" is your community? Use this checklist to
find out! www.bicyclinginfo.org/pdf/bikabilitychecklist.pdf
Calorie Calculator - How Many Calories Do You Need Each Day?
How many calories do you need each day? Find out the number of calories
you should eat each day to maintain your current weight. If you're
overweight, use the average healthy weight recommended for your height.
Get Up! Get Out! The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports ( PCPFS)
If you are interested in adding life to your years and years to your
life, or you need help developing your physical fitness or activity
program, we´ve got you covered. Useful information is at your
fingertips...ready for you to download and print. Just choose a
category to start browsing.
Healthy Maine Partnerships Physical Activity Program
The Maine Physical Activity
and Nutrition Program (PANP) coordinates state-wide efforts to support
Maine people in achieving recommended levels of physical activity and
proper nutrition to prevent and treat chronic diseases, including
overweight and obesity.
Informational Sheets on Physical Activity
The Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Sports, Health, and
Wellness has created the following informational sheets on physical
activity. Feel free to download these PDF files for use with your
programs. If you would like, add your logo to the sheets, but please
make sure to give the Maine Governor's Council on Physical Fitness,
Sports, Health, and Wellness credit for creating them. We have also
included a sheet for youth.
Kids Walk-to-School: A Guide to Promote Walking to School
This guide is a resource to help communities develop and implement a
year-long walk-to-school initiative. The guide comes complete with a
step-by-step checklist, Kids Walk-to-School tools, including sample
letters, surveys, evaluations, and a press release form, safety tips on
walking, biking, school bus safety, stranger danger tips, and lots of
ideas to make walking to school and active and exciting part of a
child's day.
National Association for Health and Fitness
The National Association for Health and Fitness (NAHF) is a non-profit
organization that exists to improve the quality of life for individuals
in the United States through the promotion of physical fitness, sports
and healthy lifestyles and by the fostering and supporting of
Governor’s and State Councils on physical fitness and sports in every
state and U.S. territory.
Outdoors in Maine: Hiking Trails, Kayaking, Skiing, and more!
The Outdoors in Maine site has outdoor activities from biking to
snowboarding. To find activities in the area you are interested in,
choose the activity you want, click the region on the map and you will
find features, columns, "Need to Know" details, photos and audio and
video extras from MaineToday.com and the Portland Press Herald/Maine
Sunday Telegram. You can also add your own reviews!
President's Challenge
The President's Challenge program encourages all Americans to make
physical activity a part of their everyday lives. No matter what your
activity and fitness level, the President's Challenge can help motivate
you to improve. Pick your group and level of activity and get active!
Get Ready
Get Set
Go!
Like to make a positive change in your health? That's the
first step. The Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Sports, Health,
and Wellness has created three informational sheets on physical
activity. Start by making small behavior changes that can later become
long-term goals. Identify ways you can work around the barriers and
place motivating messages around your home and/or office, learn to
develop and maintain your fitness level.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
The Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity at CDC is pleased to
announce the launch of the state legislation searchable database. It
was created after requests from state partners and is the first public
access database of its kind. The database allows users to search for
state bills from 2001 to present related to nutrition and/or physical
activity.
Walkability Checklist
Visit this website for information on walking in your community. They
are a clearinghouse for information about health and safety,
engineering, advocacy, education, enforcement and access and mobility.
How "Walkable" is your community? Use this checklist to find out! www.walkinginfo.org/pdf/walkingchecklist.pdf
National Association for Health and Fitness (NAHF)
NAHF is a non-profit organization that exists to improve the quality of
life for individuals in the United States through the promotion of
physical fitness, sports and healthy lifestyles and by the fostering
and supporting of Governor’s and State Councils on physical fitness and
sports in every state and U.S. territory. Check their web site for
news, programs, activities, and sign up for their e-mail newsletter.
Bike Coalition of Maine
The Bike Coalition of Maine is the statewide voice of bicyclists,
working for better biking in our great State. The BCM is working to
promote bicycling to enhance our communities, environment, and economy
through safety, education, and access advocacy. This web site will
introduce you to some of our activities or send e-mail to
BCM@Bikemaine.org
Healthy Maine Walks
Healthy Maine Walks is sponsored by a coalition of trail, health
agencies and organizations working together to build a healthier Maine.
We have joined forces to promote healthier lifestyles by making it
easier for Mainers to find and use walking routes in communities all
across the state. Healthy Maine Walks provides a central location for
towns and local groups to register walks. Healthy Maine Walks includes
descriptions of registered walks for those interested in locating
places to walk.
Maine Department of Transportation (DOT)
The MDOT provides information on bicycle tours in Maine, places in
Maine to walk and hike, and ways for you to get involved. The sites
includes maps of walking trails, bicycling maps, and even how to
improve your area to make it more walker/biker friendly.
Maine Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
The mission of the Maine Governor's Council on Physical Fitness,
Sports, Health, and Wellness is to improve health and wellness for all
individuals in Maine by promoting healthy lifestyles through access to
physical activity, sports, and related activities. Check here for
programs activities designed for physical fitness for Maine.
Maine State Parks
If you want to explore Maine's great outdoors, visit this site to plan
your next trip, whether you like the rock bound coast, the north woods,
mountains, lakes, or the rivers. Camp overlooking the Atlantic Ocean,
hike Maine's backcountry, or enjoy a family picnic in the western
hills, this site can provide you with the information you need to make
your visit easy and enjoyable
National Center for Bicycling and Walking - Maine
In healthy communities, walking and bicycling are a normal, routine
part of daily life. This site tells you how to help create
neighborhoods and communities where people walk and bicycle and to
provide opportunities to walk and bicycle safely, easily, and
conveniently.
Walking
The Walking web site is designed to improve health through information
on walking for fitness, recreation, and as a sport. There is
information on many different walking topics, from 'How to Walk', to
'Heel and Foot Pain', to 'fun, cards, and clip art. Visit their web
site for information and inspiration.
BAM! Body and Mind
BAM! was created to answer kids' questions on health issues and
recommend ways to make their bodies and minds healthier, stronger, and
safer. BAM! also serves as an aid to teachers, providing them with
interactive activities to support their health and science curriculums
that are educational and FUN!
Kidnetic.com
Kidnetic.com is a high-energy, interactive and educational web site
designed for kids 9-12 and their parents to help prevent obesity by
promoting healthy eating and physical activity. Activities include
"Recipe Roundup" recipes, designed to be kid friendly, "Busy Buddy" an
on-line buddy who helps kids "tap into their own energy," and more!
Google MapPedometer
This service allows you to draw a walking route in a specific location.
After you have designated the route, it will let you know how long it
is, either in miles or kilometers.
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