Move More - Take Action: Resources and Tools 

• Be Active Your Way (open accessible version in new window)
  
  
• Tips for Exercise Success: need some tips to help you get active or stay active? Try these posted by the American Heart Association
  
  
• Take the Barriers to Physical Activity Quiz  to discover the reasons some people avoid doing physical activity. Knowing why can help one overcome barriers and enjoy being active.
  
  
• Need information on fitness equipment? Visit this web site for tips on buying exercising equipment including home gym equipment — www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/equipment/equip.htm
  
  
• Weight-control Information Network: Tips for starting physical activity, health benefits of physical activity, and tips for activity at any size – Weight-control Information Network — http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/physical.htm   
   

• Receive free health, fitness and nutrition info at SparkPeople.com.  This online tool focuses on lifestyle change for healthy behaviors and offers interactive tools, daily tips and other reminders to help you succeed. Thanks to a DNRP employee for turning us on to this tool.
  
  
• Want a Personal Activity Tracker to set goals? Track your daily activity online for free at the Alberta Centre for Active Living.
  
  
• Log in your Activity: Visit http://whf.org for a free online log for your daily miles. don't walk or run? No problem! There's a tool to convert your other physical activity to miles. Washington Health Foundation also offers other free health trackers on this site.
  
  
• Join the Healthiest State in the Nation Campaign. You can join teams, log your miles of physical activity, and track your weight. Registration is free.
  
  
• Join a Physical Activity Program for Women: “Choose to Move” is a 12 week program designed by the American Heart Association dedicated to helping real women across the United States incorporate healthy habits without a lot of time or money. Sign up for free, read blogs of participants, and learn more at www.choosetomove.org/
  
  
• Physical Activity Tool: Register for free with a user name and password, and you can get an estimated Basal Energy Expenditure (BEE) to see how much energy you expend on an average day. You'll also get recommendations and information based on your personal information — www.mypyramidtracker.gov

• View Yoga at your desk (or seat) and stretching videos. These videos show you various poses and stretches designed for people who sit all day.
  
  
• Looking for information on strength training? The CDC's Growing Stronger program provides information and demonstrations of exercises to help you build strength, maintain bone density and improve balance and mobility.
  
  
• Demonstrations of exercises: www.bodyforlife.com/exercise/animations.asp

• Physical Activity Calculator:  Search for your favorite activities, plug in your wieght and how long you do the activity, and learn how many calories you've burned. - Or - Visit the Activity List to browse common activities and their calorie-burning equivalent. - Or - take the Fitness Type Quiz
  
  
• Print your own Take the Stairs posters