Blacksburg Area Health and Fitness Resources
- Virginia Tech Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise
- Blacksburg Health and Fitness at The Weight Club
- Kurt Weidner A certified personal trainer in Blacksburg who specializes in bodybuilding and figure contest preparation, sports specific conditioning, along with general weight loss and nutrition.
- The Science of Soccer Online – translating research into practical applications for coach and player
- Huckleberry Trail
Web Resources and Tools
- Exercise Prescription (ExRx) Muscle Directory- Anatomy and exercise descriptiodns categorized by muscle group
- USA Track and Field Route Mapper - Graphical map interface allowing estimations of walking and running distances.
- SparkPeople – An online community offering nutrition and fitness tracking tools
- Body Fat Calculator
- American College of Sports Medicine
- American Council on Exercise
Recommended Reading
- The Body Builder’s Nutrition Book by Dr. Franco Columbo (McGraw Hill, 1985)
- Galloway’s Book on Running (Shelter Publications, 2002)
- The Lore of Running by Dr. Tim Noakes (Human Kinetics Publishers, 2002)
- New York City Marathon Cookbook by Nancy Clark (Rutledge Hill Press, 1994)
- Strength Training Anatomy by Frederic Delavier (Human Kinetic Publishers, 2006)
- Stretching, 20th Anniversary Revised Edition by Bob Anderson (Shelter Publications, 2000)
Reference Guides
- ACSM Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005)
- ACSM Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005)
