AEROBICS
 | Turnstep
www.turnstep.com | | It's not much to look at, but with over 6,000 aerobics routines - submitted by people from 60 countries worldwide - this site is an online testament to the popularity of this fitness fad.
If you're an instructor or student in need of inspiration, you're sure to find it here. All the routines are illustrated by informative diagrams and cover a variety of aerobic disciplines. And if you don't know your step from your boxercise, you'll find the glossary and FAQ invaluable. |
Fitness Link
www.fitnesslink.com | | The Americans are masters of motivation, so it comes as no surprise that the tone of this site is so upbeat, exhorting you to get fitter, faster. Fitness fanatics will appreciate the authoritative, straightforward advice, on everything from toning your abs to devising new aerobics routines.
There's plenty here for those who are allergic to the gym too, with beginners guides and interactive question and answer sessions with experts. |
Get Big!
www.getbig.com | | No, this site is not an exhortation to eat more fast food but a comprehensive delve into the world of bodybuilding.
It gains its muscle from the regularly updated news section, which contains the latest results from competitions around the world. There's also a huge selection of articles and training guides on offer, catering for the puny and the professional alike. Strangely, the site is a little short on pictures, but the variety and depth of content makes up for it. |
Get Motivated
www.get-motivated.com | | | You know what you are in for by coming here - in your face get up outta that lazy bed and do something. Just squeeze in 10 minutes to do that office workout, set up a fitness community to chat to other people about more fitness ideas, sign up for an e-workout while you are surfing the site, consider what other sports can improve your fitness, cook fitness food. Phew - I am tired already. But, that is just about all you get without coughing up at least £66 to join the site, which is run by personal training company Get Motivated. What they offer is a Web database of information, contact details for personal trainers and health professionals and loads of kit to buy. It's cheaper than joining a gym I guess. |
Health Club Directory
www.health-club.net | | | Once you've taken the decision to get more exercise, this site aims to take the hassle out of finding a local gym that suits you. Covering the entire UK, and with listings for over 5,000 gyms and health clubs, it's an authoritative directory that is genuinely useful. Alongside each gym's contact details, you'll find information on the sports and activities it specialises in and a link to its own website. |
Peak Performance Online
www.pponline.co.uk | | | It might be a little technical for some but this online version of a respected sports science journal certainly knows its stuff. Aside from an informative, if slightly dry, chat forum and a regular column, most of the site is given over to The Knowledge. This is an exhaustive online encyclopedia covering every aspect of sporting performance, science and psychology. If you've got a question about a nagging injury or how best to train for a specific event, there's no better place to come. |
Act Fit
www.actfit.com | | This graphically-rich site contains a variety of useful resources, to help you get the most from your trip to the gym. Enter the virtual gym, and you'll benefit from a selection of well thought out fitness programmes, many of them accompanied by streaming video clips to show you exactly what to do.
You can also download the Active Planner software, which will help you to devise a fitness programme that suits you. In fact the only thing Act Fit can't do is make sure you stick to it! |
Active for Life
www.active.org.uk | | | This excellent site first guides you through an attractively animated questionnaire, to determine the level of exercise you currently do. Then, depending on your age, job, background and so on it will recommend various ways of improving your fitness. The interactive nature of the site really grabs the interest, as does the sharp presentation. Last, but not least, the advice offered is both sensible and achieveable, with some suggestions you might not have thought of. |
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