Useful Websites - Units 3&4
National Physical Activity Guidelines and methods of assessing physical activity
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Australian government physical activity recommendations for children and young people:
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-strateg-activerecommend.htm
Children’s leisure activities report (Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research – Deakin
University): http://www.deakin.edu.au/hbs/cpan/be.php
Australian Sports Commission: http://www.ausport.gov.au
VicHealth (The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation): http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au
Physical Activity Resources for Health Professionals – Introduction (Centre for disease control and
prevention (USA): http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/health_professionals/index.htm
Strategic Inter-Governmental Forum on Physical Activity and Health (SIGPAH):
http://www.nphp.gov.au/workprog/sigpah/
Sport and Recreation Australia: http://www.sport.vic.gov.au
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/phd-nutrition-childrens-survey
http://www.blackandstone.com.au/bodymedia_fit.html?gclid=CPXrkY7__qYCFUaApAodlUureA
Strategies for promoting physical activity and the Socio-Ecological Model
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The 10,000 Steps Rockhampton project: http://www.10000steps.org.au/rockhampton/
Find 30 promotion (Government of Western Australia Department of Health): http://www.find30.com.au
Go For Your Life: http://www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au
America On The Move promotion: http://www.americaonthemove.org
Be Active promotion (Government of South Australia): http://www.beactive.com.au
Building a healthy, active Australia (Australian government): http://www.healthyactive.gov.au
Go for green, active living and environment program (Canada): http://www.goforgreen.ca/home_e.html
Promoting physical activity: Government and Non-Government Organisations
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Australian Sports Commission: http://www.ausport.gov.au
Find 30 promotion (Government of WA Department of Health): http://www.find30.com.au
Walking School Bus promotion (UK): http://www.walkingbus.com
Ministry of Health (New Zealand) toolkits: http://www.newhealth.govt.nz
The 10,000 Steps Rockhampton project: http://www.10000steps.org.au/rockhampton/
Travelsmart Australia: http://www.travelsmart.gov.au
World Health Organisation: http://www.who.int
Heart Foundation Australia: http://www.heartfoundation.com.au
VicHealth (The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation): http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au
Be Active promotion (Government of South Australia): http://www.beactive.com.au
Go For Your Life: http://www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au
Physical Activity Resources for Health Professionals – Introduction (Centre for disease control and
prevention – USA): http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/health_professionals/index.htm
Health Promotion (Public Health Agency of Canada): http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hp-ps/index.html
Strategic Inter-Governmental Forum on Physical Activity and Health (SIGPAH):
http://www.nphp.gov.au/workprog/sigpah/
Healthy youth (Centre for disease control and prevention (USA): http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/
America On The Move promotion: http://www.americaonthemove.org
Papers from the International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity:
http://www.ijbnpa.org/home
Department of health and aging (Australian government):
http://www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/content/home
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http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-strateg-activeevidence.htm
http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/
Building a healthy, active Australia (Australian government): http://www.healthyactive.gov.au
National Public Health Partnership: http://www.nphp.gov.au
Be Active promotion (Government of South Australia): http://www.beactive.com.au
Sport and Recreation Australia: http://www.sport.vic.gov.au
Foods, fuels and energy systems
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VCE Board of Studies – additional information about energy systems:
http://vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/physicaledu/EnrgSys.pdf
Heart Foundation Australia: http://www.heartfoundation.com.au
Australian Institue of Sport – sports nutrition: http://www.ais.org.au/nutrition/
Nutrition australia: http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/
Dietitian’s Association of Australia: http://www.daa.asn.au/
Sports Coach UK – energy pathways: http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/energy.htm
‘How stuff works’ – How exercise works: http://health.howstuffworks.com/sports-physiology6.htm
Info about the glycemic index: http://www.glycemicindex.com/
Oxygen uptake, oxygen deficit and oxygen debt
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Interactive body and mind tests from the BBC UK: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody
Human anatomy: http://www.innerbody.com
Information about the body and anatomy – Virtual Body: http://www.ehc.com/vbody.asp
Article – Oxygen Deficit: A Measure of Anaerobic Capacity:
http://www.faccioni.com/Reviews/oxygendeficit.htm
Information on the transport of oxygen in the blood, from the Australasian Society of Cardio-Vascular
Perfusionists: http://www.perfusion.com.au/CCP/Physiology/Oxygen and carbon dioxide transport.htm
Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma – A primer on maximum oxygen
consumption: http://www.nismat.org/physcor/max_o2.html
Australian Sports Commission: http://www.ausport.gov.au
Sports Coach UK: http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk
Muscular fatigue mechanisms
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Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma – exercise physiology:
http://www.nismat.org/physcor/index.html
Information on skeletal muscles in the human body: http://www.ptcentral.com/muscles
Sport science (site for sports research): http://www.sportsci.org/
Anaerobic management (training and recovery): http://www.anaerobic.net/resources2.html
Biophysical journal online: http://www.biophysj.org
PubMed (includes links to full text articles and other related resources):
http://www.ncbi.nih.gov/entrez/query
Article – Unravelling the Process of Muscle Fatigue:
http://www.ucsf.edu/cooke/research/interests/fatigue.htm
Physiology online magazine (American Physiological Society): http://physiologyonline.physiology.org
Science-a-go-go (science news, research and discussion): http://www.scienceagogo.com/news
University of Western Australia, physiology department: http://www.physiol.biomedchem.uwa.edu.au
Innovations Report – Forum for science, industry and business: http://www.innovations-report.com
Fitness definitions and components
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United States Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.os.dhhs.gov/
World Health Organisation (WHO) health topics: http://www.who.int/topics/en/
Sports Coach UK – conditioning: http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/conditon.htm
Sports Coach UK – ideal weight: http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/idealw.htm#bmi
International Association of Athletics Federations: http://www.iaaf.org
Life coaching (UK): http://www.coaching-life.co.uk
Athletics Australia: http://www.athletics.org.au/
Data collection and activity analysis
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Champion Data: http://www.championdata.com.au
Sport science (site for sports research): http://www.sportsci.org/
Virtual Spectator: http://www.pineapplehead.com.au/
Sports Coach UK – evaluation: http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/eval.htm
Assessment of fitness
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Peak Centre for human performance (Canada): http://www.peakcentre.ca/faq.htm
Sport Specific (encyclopedia of sports performance enhancement): http://www.sportspecific.com/
Sports Coach UK – evaluation: http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/eval.htm
Sports Coach UK – conditioning: http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/conditon.htm
ExRx Fitness Testing: http://www.exrx.net/Testing.html
Go For Your Life: http://www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au
Rob Wood’s guide to fitness testing: http://www.topendsports.com/testing/
Chapter 10 – Fitness training principles and methods
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AFL home page: http://afl.com.au
Information about the history aof Pilates: http://www.pilates.com/history.html
Review of soccer training methods: http://www.physioroom.com/research/training_methods_1.php
Coaches Info – Sports science information for coaches: http://www.coachesinfo.com
Track and field conditioning information: http://www.elitetrack.com/main.php
Georgia State University (USA) – information about swimming:
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwfit/swimming.html
American College of Sports Medicine: http://www.acsm.org/
Sports Coach UK – training principles: http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/trnprin.htm
Sports Coach UK – planning the training: http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/plan.htm
Sports Coach UK – personal exercise plan: http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/pep.htm
Sports Coach UK – training programs: http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/trainprog.htm
Case study (plyometric training) from The World Sports Science Training Workbook:
http://www.pponline.co.uk/
Training adaptations
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Australian Institute of Sport, strength and conditioning: http://www.ais.org.au/condition/index.asp
Exercise Physiology – The methods and mechanisms underlying performance:
http://home.hia.no/~stephens/exphys.htm
Information about metabolic adaptations and cardiovascular physiology:
http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Exercise Phys/cardiopulmonary.html
Sports science library (Gatorade Sports Science Institute):
http://www.gssiweb.com/sportssciencecenter/topic.cfm?id=56
Sport science (site for sports research): http://www.sportsci.org/
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PowerPoint presentation about cardiovascular adaptations from aerobic training (Illinois Wesleyan
University – USA): http://www.iwu.edu/~bkauth/330/330-9.PPT
‘How stuff works’ – How exercise works: http://health.howstuffworks.com/sports-physiology15.htm
Article – Strength Training Basics: http://www.physsportsmed.com/issues/2003/0803/kraemer.htm
Managing a training load and sports injury risk management
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Australian Physiotherapy Association: http://www.physiotherapy.asn.au
Australian Sports Drug Agency: http://www.asda.org.au
Smart Play initiative (South Australian government): http://www.smartplay.net
Information about overtraining from About.com: http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/overtraining
Australian Sports Commission: http://www.ausport.gov.au
Information about risk management (Bambooweb Dictionary):
http://www.bambooweb.com/articles/r/i/Risk_management.html
Information about overtraining: http://www.oaktrees.org/fitness/overtrain.html
Exercises at VisualCoaching.com: http://www.visualcoaching.com
Performance enhancement from a psychological perspective
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Australian Institute of Sport – Performace psychology research:
http://www.ais.org.au/psychology/research.asp
Athletic Insight – online journal of sport psychology: http://www.athleticinsight.com
Australian Psychological Society (information about sport psychologists):
http://www.psychology.org.au/psych/special_areas/2.4_9.asp
Psych web – Sport psychology: http://www.psywww.com/sports/index.htm
Sport psychology resrouces (Psychwatch.com): http://www.psychwatch.com/sport_psychology.htm
Sports science library (Gatorade Sports Science Institute):
http://www.gssiweb.com/sportssciencecenter/topic.cfm?id=62
Peak performance sports – mental resources: http://www.peaksports.com/tips_resources.php
Article – In the zone: Training your mind as well as your body (CNN):
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/SM/00001.html
Performance enhancement: nutrition, diet and other considerations
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Australian Sports Commission – Ethics in sport – Anti-doping in sport:
http://www.ausport.gov.au/ethics/adwada.asp
Dietitian’s Association of Australia: http://www.daa.asn.au/
Article – The THG scandal explained (BBC): http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/3210876.stm
Gatorade Sports Science Institute: http://www.gssiweb.com
Sports Medicine Australia: http://www.smasa.asn.au
Food and nutrition information centre (USA) – Fitnes, sports and sport nutrition:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000054.html
Sports nutrition (Univeristy of Illinois – USA): http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/hsnut/
Australian Sports Drug Agency: http://www.asda.org.au
Australian Sports Commission: http://www.ausport.gov.au
Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma (NISMAT) – Sports nutrition corner:
http://www.nismat.org/nutricor/
World Anti-doping Agency: http://www.wada-ama.org/