Related Links

National and Professional Organizations

Administration on Aging
  http://www.aoa.gov/

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  http://www.ahcpr.gov/

American Academy for Kinesiology and Physical Education
  http://www.aakpe.org/

American College of Sports Medicine
  http://www.acsm.org/

Census Bureau Home Page
  http://www.census.gov/

Gerontology Research Group
  http://www.grg.org/

International Society for Aging and Physical Activity
  http://www.isapa.org/

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
  http://www.humankinetics.com/products/journals/journal.cfm?id=JAPA

Metasites on Aging
  http://www.aoa.gov/agingsites/metasites.html

National Institute on Aging
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/

The California Wellness Foundation: Healthy Aging
  http://www.tcwf.org/healthy_aging/healthy_aging.htm

The Combined Health Information Database
  http://chid.nih.gov/

DSW Fitness
  http://www.dswfitness.com

Fit for Life, a Preventative Health and Fitness company
  http://www.iamfitforlife.com/links.htm

Fitness and Active Living
  http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/fitness/index.html

Fitness Day
  http://www.fitnessday.com/

Senior Citizen / Elderly / Aged Resources
  http://www.at-la.com/@la-senior.htm#gerlab

The Merck Manual of Geriatrics
  http://www.merck.com/pubs/mm_geriatrics/contents.htm

WebMD Health
  http://www.my.webmd.com

Womansage, a web site for women 50-plus
  http://www.womansage.com

National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Aged 50 and Older
  http://www.agingblueprint.org/

National Blueprint: Fall Prevention
http://www.healthyagingprograms.org/

National CDC Report on Older Adults
  http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/olderad.htm

National CDC Report on Physical Activity and Health
  http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/sgr.htm

Ramel Rones article addressing Muscle Loss in the Elderly
  http://www.ramelrones.com/VFlesh.htm