TOOLS

 

Heart Rate Calculators - Figure out how to maximize your activity and work your heart at just the right amount.

• Training Heart Rate Calculator - If you know your resting heart rate, use this calculator to be more specific for you!
• Maximum Heart Rate Calculator - if you don't know your resting heart rate, use this one!
  

Check out the new Activity Guidelines, and find helpful tips on how to fit activity into your day!

 

Par-Q and You - a simple quiz to check on seeing your doctor prior to beginning an exercise routine.

 

Sign up for a FREE online SparkPeople account, and access great resources/tools for tracking fitness, weight, eating, setting and reaching goals and much more!

 

Like to track steps or miles using a pedometer? Take the ease out of searching for a reliable one - click here!

 

If an exercise routine is not for you, try one of these tips to increase your physical activity level.

 

Experience nature and incorporate new fitness activities, like hiking or cycling, into your workout.

 

Use Prevention’s online fitness tools, videos and tips to reach your fitness goals faster

 

RESOURCES

The American Heart Association answers your questions about physical activity

 

Research physical activity topics and the latest recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

Read the latest fitness news and reports from UC Berkeley’s Foundations of Wellness Newsletter.

 

Quick access Healthy AIM flyer: Activity and Fitness

 

 

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

 

Find practical assistance for long-term weight management

 

Improve your health & well-being with activity trackers, fitness program resources, goal-setting advice, and daily health tips.

 

Learn the importance of fitness in children’s weight management & fight childhood obesity.