Health and Fitness

This page contains helpful sports related nutrition and fitness tips for youth and general information regarding healthy living.

By: Lucy Cepeda - CSA Health and Fitness Program Director

YOUR GUIDE TO INDOOR WORKOUTS

The cold weather doesn't have to kill your offseason fitness. No matter what your sport, learn how to keep your training on track with these indoor workouts.

A MONTH-BY-MONTH GUIDE TO EATING SEASONALLY

Buying in-season ensures you get your produce at its peak flavor and nutrients. Here's a month-by-month guide to the best of the fresh.

• Why You Should Go Organic

5 TIPS TO DEVELOP YOUR RUNNING STRATEGY

Apply these time-tested running rules to your own training, improve your stride, and enjoy better runs.

• Sign Up for a Valentine's Day Run Near You

SHORT ON TRAINING TIME? HEAD INDOORS

Though it lacks any "wind in your face" excitement, indoor training is a quick way to improve your rides and build instant leg strength.

YOUR WEIGHT CONTROL CALENDAR

Now that you're settling into 2009, here's a year's worth of strategies to help you win the battle of the bulge, no matter what the celebration.

• Do's and Don'ts for New Year Fitness

• Your Diet and Weight-Loss Action Plan

Web Sites for Kids' Health and Fitness

Move for Health
Teenage athletes and parents who are looking for well-respected research on sports, health, and lifestyle, or who want to advocate for policy changes, should check out this Move for Health Initiative site.

The Healthy Kids Challenge works with schools, communities, and youth programs to create sustainable living habits. This is a good resource for teachers, administrators, and community leaders.

Mom's Team has easy-to-access articles on topics such as overuse injuries, sports creams, proper nutrition and asthma. The site also promotes safety changes, such as padded goalposts in youth soccer.

The Mayo Clinic has assembled articles about fitness choices for all ages, weight lifting safety, weight loss safety for athletes and other important topics. A good resource for parents.

The National Youth Sports Safety Foundation is dedicated to reducing the incidence of sports injuries. The site has useful resources for parents who want to be safety advocates.

A youth sports program built on proven philosophies and experiences from successful coaches, athletes and sports organizations in Montgomery County and across the nation.