Fitness

Every person should accumulate 30 minutes or more of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, preferably all, days of the week.

American College of Sports Medicine and
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

News and Research

Current Featured Articles

• Aerobic Fitness Guidelines

• Effect of the Amount/intensity of Exercise on Blood Lipids

• Enhanced Fitness has Anti-inflammatory Effects

• Exercise and Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

• New Benefits of Exercise on Cardiovascular Health

• Physical Activity Cuts Risk of Mortality in Half

• Strength Training Guidelines 

• Physical Activity: How's the Nation Doing?  

• Walking and Hip Fracture Rate

• Walking Versus Vigorous Exercise

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Information Links

Links to reliable sources of information

Reliable Sources

American Heart Association
  Fitness Center 
  AHA Scientific Position on Exercise
  Developing your fitness program 

Administration on Aging
  Fitness Facts for Older Americans
  Exercise: Feeling Fit for Life

President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
  Walking for Exercise and Pleasure
  Physical Activity and Fitness Awards Program 

The Nemours Foundation (Health site for children) 
  Why Exercise is Cool for Kids

Resources

Downloadable Resources You Can Use

Providing Health Tools for Community Outreach
(503) 557-9545

Health Calculators They function best when using Internet Explorer.
Exercise Calories  Find out how many calories you expend in your favorite activity

BMI Calculator  Calculate your body mass index (BMI) and your healthy weight

Physical Activity & Protein Calculator  Find out how many grams of protein you need for your physical activity and weight.

Aerobic Mile Fitness Chart (pdf) -- Keep track of all your activities (sports, gardening, tennis, walking etc.) in aerobic miles.

10-Week Fitness Log (pdf) -- Track your fitness progress.

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Page updated 7-14-2003