News and Information on Fitness

Websites containing quality and reliable health information can provide people interested in fitness with valuable support and resources. You can follow the updates and news of these sites easily with RSS. This video describes how you can use RSS:



If you don't want to learn how to use RSS, PeRSSonalized Fitness, a free Webicina service, is created for you. Follow your favourite medical news, blogs, journals and social media sites in one click.



You can also insert the term "Fitness" into the custom Pubmed feed box, and you will receive the latest peer-reviewed articles focusing on fitness automatically.

We collected the best sites focusing on fitness-related support and information below. Please let us know if you have suggestions.

About.com - Exercise

• Description: About.com Guide to Exercise
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

Experience Life

• Description: "Experience Life is your guide to a healthy way of life. Your road map toward real and lasting self-improvement."
• Quality: Clear contact address, detailed information about the editorial team, list of awards they have won.

LIVESTRONG - Sports & Fitness News

• Description: "Throughout the site, members are encouraged to interact with each other and provide their opinions and experiences. At LIVESTRONG.COM, we believe health is not just static information; rather it's an ongoing conversation between experts, doctors, caregivers and patients."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

Mayo Clinic

• Description: Do you feel like you can't keep up with the latest nutrition news because it's always changing? While it's true that what is known about nutrition and diet is evolving, there are some nutrition basics you can keep in mind. By knowing these nutrition basics, you'll be better equipped to sort through the latest research and advice."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

Medical News Today

• Description: "The latest Sports Medicine News & Fitness News articles published daily. Includes news on sports injuries, injury prevention, treatment, maximizing peak performance and exercise physiology."
• Quality: The most comprehensive medical news site. More than 2 million unique visitors every month.

MedPage Today

• Description: "MedPage Today is the only service for physicians that provides a clinical perspective on the breaking medical news that their patients are reading. Co-developed by MedPage Today and The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education, each article alerts clinicians to breaking medical news, with summaries and actionable information enabling them to better understand the implications."
• Quality: Contact information and details about the editorial staff are provided.

myOptumHealth - Fitness News

• Description: "myOptumHealth offers visitors reliable medical information that is easy to read and understand. We track significant medical advancements and then boil down the research into concise, jargon-free articles. We give readers the bottom line on complex medical issues."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

Netdoctor

• Description: "We want to break down the "medical language barrier" between the doctor and the patient. Critical medical information must be presented in a clear and understandable language so that the patient fully understands his or her choices and decisions. Ultimately, it is the patient who must make the critical health choices."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

ScienceDaily

• Description: "ScienceDaily is one of the Internet’s most popular science news web sites. Since starting in 1995, the award-winning site has earned the loyalty of students, researchers, healthcare professionals, government agencies, educators and the general public around the world. Now with more than 3 million monthly visitors, ScienceDaily generates nearly 15 million page views a month and is steadily growing in its global audience."
• Quality: Click here to see the editorial board and the awards

WebMD - Health & Fitness News

• Description: "The WebMD content staff blends award-winning expertise in medicine, journalism, health communication and content creation to bring you the best health information possible. Our esteemed colleagues at MedicineNet.com are frequent contributors to WebMD and comprise our Medical Editorial Board. Our Independent Medical Review Board continuously reviews the site for accuracy and timeliness."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.