physical fitness

Pictures and simple text provide young readers with basic advice about fitness and health.

Suggests over one hundred activities designed to help girls stay fit, including both indoor, outdoor, and water exercises, and features fitness facts.

Identifies obesity as a health crisis of epidemic proportions in the United States, examines the health problems associated with obesity, and discusses the role of physical activity and exercise in attaining and maintaining good health, with advice on how to make exercise a habit.

This book examines the many benefits of exercise as well as the science behind topics such as pulse rate, sweat, thirst, and muscle cramps.

Mr. Putter is convinced to run in a senior marathon with his neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, when he learns that second prize is a train set.

Third-grader Benjy, tired of being small for his age, decides to build up his body by eating the breakfast cereal of sports stars.

Encourages the reader to exercise by following the movements of various animals.

Explains why it is important for kids to exercise, looks at exercise as part of the food guide pyramid, and describes different types of exercise activities.

Explains the benefits of physical activity and presents a series of exercises that can be done by individuals or in a group.

Describes nutritiion as it relates to being physically fit.