Daniel Boone Regional Library

See also Sports.

Local Resources

• Bike Katy Trail
• Callaway County YMCA
• City of Columbia Activity and Recreation Center
• City of Fulton Parks and Recreation Department
• Columbia Mall Walker Health Fitness Program
• Columbia Parks and Recreation Trails Directory
• Columbia Track Club
  Local non-profit organization that holds running and walking events.
• Get About Columbia
  Program designed to promote non-motorized transportation around Columbia.
• Healthy for Life
  The T.E. Atkins University of Missouri Wellness Program serves employees and retirees of the University of Missouri System and their families.
• Leisure Times
  Guide to recreation opportunities in Columbia.
• MKT Nature and Fitness Trail
• PedNet Coalition Pedestrian & Pedaling Network
• WellAware
  Boone Hospital Center's health and wellness service for the public and for local businesses offers professional clinically-based health and wellness programs, wellness education and supervised exercise programs, and disease prevention and self-development programs.

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Fitness

• Active.com
  Offers a wealth of resources on training for many physical activities, including team sports, and information on local events.
• BAM! Body and Mind
  A site created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention aimed at improving fitness and health education for young people.
• Cool Running
  Offers event information and promotion, running news, training information, personalized online services which allow runners to store and organize their personal running information.
• Health.gov
  Provides basic guidelines for exercise and healthy eating.
• Map My Fitness
  Offers maps, workout logs, fitness calculators/tools, and user-led community groups for tracking fitness training programs. Includes maps for some Columbia routes.
• President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition
  Responsible for the President's Physical Fitness Tests for youth and adults.

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Nutrition

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
  As the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, the ADA conducts research and offers education and advocacy.
• ChooseMyPlate.gov
  Provides basic information on food groups, healthy eating tips and a daily food plan creator.
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010
  The federal government's evidence-based nutritional guidance to promote health, reduce risk of chronic diseases, and reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity through improved nutrition and physical activity.
• Nutrition.gov
  Federal guide offering access to all government websites with reliable and accurate information on nutrition and dietary guidance. Provides access to food pyramid information.

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