Physical Education and Fitness

The Stretching Institute - A good website with information on sports injuries and sport specific stretches. Limited sample stretches for each sport/injury and then additional information is offered in products for sale.

Activities-Related Websites

bob.kingston@pcc.edu (Bob Kingston) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:44:52 -0800

PE Central

SPARK

Streetplay: Play Around the World

General Exercise, Fitness, and Health

bob.kingston@pcc.edu (Bob Kingston) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:48:42 -0800

EXRX.NET - A website with exercise programs, fitness testing calculators, general questions, and links to additional resources. Click on the "Beginner's Page" (on the left) once you are there to get great information and program ideas for when you are just getting started.

Mayo Clinic

WebMD - Health and medical information from a trusted online resource.

Fitness Online

LiveStrong.com - Eat healthy, get fit, be inspired, and start tracking! Everything you need to get started and track your diet and exercise.

Fitness info from ACEfitness.org - Fitness information from the American Council on Exercise.

ACSM - American College of Sports Medicine - One of the leading authorities on exercise science and sports medicine.

Active.com - Your guide to an active planet. Articles and information on many different activities, sports, and events.

SparkPeople.com - A FREE members-only site (just sign-up) for tracking your diet and exercise...and MUCH more! Healthy recipes, exercise photos/videos, and motivation.

Women's Fitness.net - A site designed specifically for women.

NIH - Exercise/Physical Fitness - Information on health and fitness from the National Institutes of Health.

The President's Challenge - A website from the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports that includes challenge goals, fitness information, and tracking/motivational tools.

Nutrition, Diet, and Weight Loss

bob.kingston@pcc.edu (Bob Kingston) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:15:11 -0800

SuperTracker - A good place to track your diet and physical activity! Analyze your diet, calories, and calories you burn through activity.

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association).

Diet Facts - A website where you can look up nutrition information for popular restaurants and find food labels for common brand foods from the store.

FitDay - Free online diet journal.

Lost It! - Tracking your food and exercise on your smart phone or the website. Share/blog with friends, create recipes, set up reminders, and get reports of your progress.

Meals Matter - A site to help you plan healthy meals.

USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center

Cardio Training

bob.kingston@pcc.edu (Bob Kingston) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:17:16 -0800

Runner's World

Wonders of Walking - Portland, OR - Wonders of Walking (WOW) celebrates the walker by offering a range of walking events, information, and training groups for walkers by walkers.

America's Running Routes - Map out your walking, cycling, or running route on this website. Save it for future use and share with others if you would like. Look up routes already listed for your area.

Runner's World Training Log - Free online training log from Runner's World magazine. Record your runs and other workouts, see your workout calendar (month-at-a-glance), see weekly and monthly totals, graph and analyze your data, create and share walking/running routes.

Map My Run - Plot your running routes over mountains (view elevation), through the woods (topo maps), and speeding through the city (street level views) with just a few mouse clicks. Once your running map is complete you can quickly view it in 3D, satellite maps, or share it with friends.

Walk-Run Pace Calculator - Based on one entry of your most recent race time and distance, this tool will calculate: 1) Projected Distance Finish Times: Based on the time you provide for a given distance, this tool will predict finish times for you for a variety of common race distances. 2) Training Paces: Based on the time you provide for a given distance, this tool will suggest training methods and paces for you. 3) Pace: Based on the time you provide for a given distance, this calculator will determine your pace in five different units. You can also convert paces using our pace converter.

Associations and Organizations

bob.kingston@pcc.edu (Bob Kingston) — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:57:35 -0800

Amateur Athletic Union

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)

American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation (AAPAR)

American Council on Exercise

American Public Health Association

International Council on Active Aging

National Association for Sport & Physical Education (NASPE)

National Athletic Trainers' Association

National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA)

Oregon Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (OAHPERD)

Triangle Tag

bob.kingston@pcc.edu (Bob Kingston) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:10:50 -0700

In this short video clip, Artie Kamiya demonstrates an excellent activity for grades 3-5 called Triangle Tag.

Teaching Ball Skills

bob.kingston@pcc.edu (Bob Kingston) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:16:58 -0700

A Physical Education major at Winona University produced this video unit on ball handling skills.

Physical Education at New Foundations Charter School

bob.kingston@pcc.edu (Bob Kingston) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:21:34 -0700

Dan Caputo, physical education instructor at Philadelphia's New Foundations Charter School, takes us on a tour of the gym and talks about his philosophy of teaching PE to his students.

Get Help in Person or by Phone

bob.kingston@pcc.edu (Bob Kingston) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:41 -0700

You can ask our librarians a question during open hours at any PCC Library.

Need the phone number for your campus? Contact us! If you'd rather come by in person, check the PCC Library locations and hours.

Email Us

bob.kingston@pcc.edu (Bob Kingston) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:58 -0700

Need to ask a question by email? That's easy too. Use Ask a Librarian, or find your favorite librarian's email address on Library Staff.

Help from Tutors

bob.kingston@pcc.edu (Bob Kingston) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:15 -0700

Tutors are available to you both in person and online, and the service is free! Cascade, Sylvania, Rock Creek and Southeast Center each have a tutoring center with excellent in-person tutors in most subjects. If you're working on a paper, the writing tutors are popular (so don't wait until the last minute)! You can get more information about each campuses hours and locations at the links below:

Cascade Campus Learning Center

Rock Creek Student Learning Center

Tutoring at Southeast Center

Tutoring at Sylvania

Or get started working with PCC's online tutors:

eTutoring at PCC

Chat or Text a Librarian for Help

bob.kingston@pcc.edu (Bob Kingston) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:30 -0700

You can chat with a PCC librarian any time you see the PCC Ask A Librarian chat widget on any of the library's pages (like the PCC Library home page) or in a subject guide like this one. You can also get to us through AIM, Yahoo!, or Google Talk.

AIM/Y!: pcclib
Google Talk: pcclib@gmail

You can also text a librarian for help at:
971-259-TEXT (8398)

Need help when the library isn't open? Chat with an L-Net librarian 24-7.

Helping Yourself!

bob.kingston@pcc.edu (Bob Kingston) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:44 -0700

PCC Library has lots of resources that you can use on your own. You may already know that about the quiet study spaces as well as study rooms you can reserve.

Citing sources is another way you can help yourself! PCC Library has all the information you need on Cite Sources. The library also has video tutorials on everything from how to develop a topic for your paper to figuring out how to incorporate those citations. You'll find those videos, as well as information about using e-resources, at Tutorials and Handouts.