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Fitness on the Web
Websurfing burns approximately 10 calories an hour -- and computer users are hardly known for good eating habits. So after consulting your physician in real-life (we recomend Dr. Stephen M. Pribut's Sport Pages online), you can embark on an exercise program via The President's Council on Physical Fitness, the Pentagon's quick start program or the Franklin Institute's healthy heart exercise primer. Aerobic instructor Lisa Balbach's How Can I Determine an Exercise Program? is a good overall fitness site; we nearly broke a sweat just perusing personal trainer Charles Rotblut's Internet's Fitness Resources and Tim's Fitness Links. Lifeline's drop-down links page will make you sit up and take notice. We "cised" up a few more sites: Lisa's Jazzercise site is rich in music and muscular resources, letting you find a class near you; the stylish Cybercise highlights their own Move of the Month. CyberDiet offers Eight Exercises to a Healthy Body -- and a way to turn your kids into free weights at their Dancing With Babies page. More rugged types might opt for "boxercising" -- both the The Boxing and Fitness Page and Boxerobics promote the Sweet Science's training routines for non-pugilists. Another gut-check looms at The Abdominal Training FAQ, which tackles love handles and tells how to get abs "that look like giant ravioli." If you just swooned at the mention of ravioli, let Cyberdiet give you the skinny on carbohydrate loading; filling out a form will also return your ideal weight and a custom diet for you. The equally interactive Nutritional Analysis Trainer is no less informative -- or forgiving. Training Nutrition's hands down Fifteen Commandments of Sports Nutrition"; you can confess your sins at the Fast Food Facts -- Interactive Food Finder site, which will give you the calorie count on your favorite junk food. But Julie's Low & Fat-Free Resources serves up links to low-fat pizza and the latest on fat-burning hormones. If you prefer to burn fat the old-fashioned way, runners can check the Perpetual Motion Home Page; we were also impressed with Dr. Richard Radford's Cycling Performance Tips -- it's a valuable primer even if you don't own a bike. If you do, and enjoy running and swimming also, Triathlete Training Tips await those who want the aerobic challenge. If you'd rather pump iron than ride it Bodybuilding for the Masses is devoted to plain old folks looking to pop a rep or two. We liked Dr. BigTime's mix of wit and grit; the Different Bodybuilding Page also tested both brain and brawn. If you must stay by your computer, MadMaxx66 and Pump Up the VOLUME are a valuable Windows-based charting programs that will track your "one max rep." And the future of Web workouts? Time Ryder is a recumbent bicycle with an integrated joystick that lets you keep zapping away at your favorite games; CompuTrainer takes it one better by letting you connect your bicycle to your computer, and race against a distant friend via modem. If you know another site that should be part of the Fitness tour, suggest it! Readers' suggestions: Your suggestion:
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