Physical activity

News

• Walk while you work
  Thursday, May 16, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo.– Walk while you work. Work while you walk.
  
  Media available: photos; video
• Women over 50 most at risk of heart disease
  Wednesday, March 20, 2013
  HARRISONVILLE, Mo. – While we’ve all seen the image of a gray-haired, overweight man clenching his heart and gasping for breath, just as many women as men have heart attacks, notes a University of Missouri Extension nutrition specialist.
• Variety is the key to fitness success
  Tuesday, January 8, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. - If you resolved to get fit in 2013, you’ll need an exercise program with lots of variety, says a University of Missouri Extension exercise physiologist.
  
  Media available: photo

Websites

Browse these University of Missouri websites:

• Healthy Lifestyle Initiative
  Creates healthy communities that support the availability of healthy, affordable, locally produced food and safe, accessible physical activity.
• MissouriFamilies: Food and Fitness
• Nutriteach
  A nutrition and health Web site where teachers and parents can connect.
• Nutritional Sciences
• Rural Safety and Health Home Page
• Socializing Healthy Habits
  A course in nutrition and physical activity education.
• Stay Strong, Stay Healthy
  A 10-week strength-training program for older adults.
• Successful Aging
  Discusses how to maintain wellness throughout your life.

You may be interested in these external websites:

• eXtension Child Care Resources
• eXtension Families, Food and Fitness Resources

Publications

• DVD31, Stay Strong, Stay Healthy DVD
• GH1900, Exercising in the Heat
• MP687, MyActivity Pyramid for Kids Poster
• MP696, Stay Strong Stay Healthy
• N386, MyActivity Pyramid for Kids
• N388, MyActivity Pyramid for Adults (18-64)
• N851, I like to move it! stickers
• N862, Physical Activity Cards for Kids
• NS388, Mi Pirámide de Actividad Para Adultos (18–64)

You may be interested in these related publications:

• F278, Your Child's Health and BMI
• GG3, Exercise for the Older Adult
• N002, Adventures in Nutrition With the Show Me Chef — Newsletter for Kindergarten Curriculum Lesson 2: Show Me Chef Introduces the Food Groups
• N003, Adventures in Nutrition With the Show Me Chef — Newsletter for Kindergarten Curriculum Lesson 3: Land of the Farmers
• N101, Fun With Food and Fitness - Newsletter for First Grade Curriculum Lesson 1: Food Group Primer
• N102, Fun With Food and Fitness — Newsletter for First Grade Curriculum Lesson 2: Great Grains
• N103, Fun With Food and Fitness — Newsletter for First Grade Curriculum Lesson 3: Victorious, Glorious Vegetables
• N105, Fun With Food and Fitness — Newsletter for First Grade Curriculum Lesson 5: Delicious Dairy
• N120, Food Group Express — Newsletter for Second Grade Curriculum Lesson 1: The Food Group Express
• N121, Food Group Express — Newsletter for Second Grade Curriculum Lesson 2: Oats, Wheat and Rice
• N123, Food Group Express — Newsletter for Second Grade Curriculum Lesson 4: Fruits Rumble Down the Tracks
• N124, Food Group Express — Newsletter for Second Grade Curriculum Lesson 5: Don't Spill the Milk
• N125, Food Group Express — Newsletter for Second Grade Curriculum Lesson 6: Fish, Beans, Nuts - Go Protein!
• N126, Food Group Express — Newsletter for Second Grade Curriculum Lesson 7: Groovin' and Moovin' Down the Tracks
• N141, Building My Body — Newsletter for Third Grade Curriculum Lesson 8: Delicious Decisions
• N142, Building My Body — Newsletter for Third Grade Curriculum Lesson 2: Carbohydrates
• N143, Building My Body — Newsletter for Third Grade Curriculum Lesson 3: Proteins and Fats
• N144, Building My Body — Newsletter for Third Grade Curriculum Lesson 4: Vitamins, Minerals and Water
• N145, Building My Body — Newsletter for Third Grade Curriculum Lesson 5: Reading the Food Label
• N146, Building My Body — Newsletter for Third Grade Curriculum Lesson 6: Digestion
• N147, Building My Body — Newsletter for Third Grade Curriculum Lesson 7: The Truth About Advertising
• N160, Choosing Foods for Me — Newsletter for Fourth Grade Curriculum Lesson 1: Serve up Your Grains
• N161, Choosing Foods for Me — Newsletter for Fourth Grade Curriculum Lesson 2: Dairy and Protein Foods
• N162, Choosing Foods for Me — Newsletter for Fourth Grade Curriculum Lesson 3: How Our Bodies Digest Food
• N163, Choosing Foods for Me — Newsletter for Fourth Grade Curriculum Lesson 4: What's on a Label?
• N164, Choosing Foods for Me — Newsletter for Fourth Grade Curriculum Lesson 5: The Nutrition Facts Panel
• N165, Choosing Foods for Me — Newsletter for Fourth Grade Curriculum Lesson 6: Your Day Starts With Breakfast
• N166, Choosing Foods for Me - Newsletter for Fourth Grade Curriculum Lesson 7: Healthy Choices Eating Out
• N167, Choosing Foods for Me — Newsletter for Fourth Grade Curriculum Lesson 8: Keeping Food Safe to Eat
• N168, Choosing Foods for Me — Newsletter for Fourth Grade Curriculum Lesson 9: A Healthy Body Image
• N169, Choosing Foods for Me — Newsletter for Fourth Grade Curriculum Lesson 10: Media Literacy
• N170, Choosing Foods for Me — Newsletter for Fourth Grade Curriculum Lesson 11: Hunger
• N180, Exploring the Food Groups — Newsletter for Fifth Grade Curriculum Lesson 1: Let's Go Exploring
• N182, Exploring the Food Groups — Newsletter for Fifth Grade Curriculum Lesson 3: Be a Cool Consumer
• N183, Exploring the Food Groups — Newsletter for Fifth Grade Curriculum Lesson 4: Make Half Your Grains Whole
• N184, Exploring the Food Groups — Newsletter for Fifth Grade Curriculum Lesson 5: Vary Your Veggies
• N185, Exploring the Food Groups — Newsletter for Fifth Grade Curriculum Lesson 6: Focus on Fruits
• N186, Exploring the Food Groups - Newsletter for Fifth Grade Curriculum Lesson 7: Get Your Calcium-Rich Foods
• N187, Exploring the Food Groups — Newsletter for Fifth Grade Curriculum Lesson 8: Go Lean With Protein
• N188, Exploring the Food Groups — Newsletter for Fifth Grade Curriculum Lesson 9: Food Groups Power
• N189, Exploring the Food Groups — Newsletter for Fifth Grade Curriculum Lesson 10: Healthy Body Image
• N190, Exploring the Food Groups — Newsletter for Fifth Grade Curriculum Lesson 11: Why We Eat
• N207, Let's Read About Healthy Eating — Newsletter for Pre-kindergarten Curriculum Lesson 7: Bread and Jam for Frances
• N209, Let's Read About Healthy Eating — Newsletter for Pre-kindergarten Curriculum Lesson 8: From Wheat to Pasta
• N810, Jump Into Action: Teacher's Guide
• N811, Jump Into Action: Student Magazine
• N812, Jump Into Action: Parent Notes, Issue 1
• N813, Jump Into Action: Parent Notes, Issue 2
• N814, Jump Into Action: Parent Notes, Issue 3
• N815, Jump Into Action: Physical Activity Log
• N816, Jump Into Action: Poster Set
• N818, Jump Into Action: Teaching Supplies
• N820, Playground Activity Cards Grades K-6
• N821, Classroom Activity Cards Grades 5-6
• N864, MyActivity Log for Kids
• SMNPK2, Pre-kindergarten Curriculum: Let's Read About Healthy Eating
• SMNK02, Adventures in Nutrition With the Show Me Chef
• SMN100, Show Me Nutrition Curriculum
• SMN102, First Grade Curriculum: Fun With Food and Fitness
• SMN202, Second Grade Curriculum: Food Group Express
• SMN302, Third Grade Curriculum: Building MyBody
• SMN402, Fourth Grade Curriculum: Choosing Foods for Me
• SMN502, Fifth Grade Curriculum: Exploring the Food Groups
• SMN602, Sixth Grade Curriculum: Digging Deeper
• SMN782, Seventh and Eighth Grades Curriculum: Choices and Challenges