Southern Slim-Down

MY JOURNEY TO FITNESS
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Exercise Prescription

ExRx.net (Exercise Prescription on the Net) is a free resource for the exercise professional, coach, or fitness enthusiast featuring comprehensive exercise libraries (>1300 exercises), fitness assessment calculators, and reference articles.

Nerd Fitness

Every Monday and Thursday, Steve publishes a new article on how to better your life through your exercise, diet, and mind.

Daily Mile

A social training log for runners, triathletes, and cyclists.  dailymile is the easiest way to share your training with friends and stay motivated.

Spark People

Make healthy living fun and easy with tools, content, and community.  

  • Personalized diet and fitness plans
  • Calorie counter, workout tracker, exercise demos and videos
  • Answers from dietitians and trainers on message boards
  • Connect with others in support teams

Couch to 5K

The beginners’ program outlined here is less of a running regimen than a walking and jogging program. The idea is to transform you from couch potato to runner, getting you running three miles (or 5K) on a regular basis in just two months.

Runkeeper

Runkeeper makes tracking your workouts fun, social, and easy to understand so that you can improve the quality of your fitness.  You can use their iPhone or Android apps or upload data from a GPS device.