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The British Association of Teachers of Dancing
www.batd.co.uk
Check this site for details of dance events in your area. Also has a message board and chat room.
British Heart Foundation
www.bhf.org.uk/
Offers advice and information on how to have a healthy heart and avoid heart disease.
Dance holidays
www.danceholidays.com
Dance your way round the world with special dance-focused holidays ranging from a weekend to two weeks.
Exercise, Fitness & Leisure
www.exercise.co.uk
Try the 'Information Centre' for healthy recipes, fitness training tips and exercises and alternative treatments to aid your fitness regime.
The Fit Map
www.thefitmap.com
UK health, fitness and exercise portal with articles about healthy living, interactive tools, and details of health clubs and gyms throughout the UK.
Heart UK
www.heartuk.org.uk
Provides lots of information and fact sheets on how to look after your heart through diet and exercise.
Male Health – Taking no exercise is as bad for you as a packet of fags a day
www.malehealth.co.uk/
Excellent site for men of all ages with loads of tips and advice on how to get in shape and much more.
Move4Health
www.move4health.org.uk
Campaigns to make the physical, cultural, political and social environment more conducive for people being active. Publicises how activity can promote health and wellbeing.
NetFit
www.netfit.co.uk
Lots of exercises – all with pictures. Click on the interactive tool 'Bodyworks' to learn about how your body works and to try various targeted exercises.
Prevention Magazine
www.prevention.com
US health and fitness magazine promoting healthy living. Lots of great tools (quizzes, BMI calculator, walking calculator), latest news, research findings and online exercise programmes to follow.
Salsa Dance
www.salsadanceuk.com
Has a listing of classes and events, plus CD and video recommendations.
Sport England
www.sportengland.org
Aims to get more people involved in sport, provide more places to play sport and encourage higher standards of performance. Provides a sport gateway database of local sporting contacts and sports facilities in your area.
Too Skint to Get Fit?
www.channel4.com/health/
Channel 4 article that looks at cheap sources of exercise.
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Effortless Exercise by Caroline Shreeve (Sheldon Press, 2003)
Do you feel guilty about not taking enough exercise? Do you need to get moving again to improve your health? This book gives a gentle approach to getting fit.
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Exercise for Everyone: Cornel Chin's triple A fitness programme for anyone, anywhere, anytime by Cornel Chin (Quadrille Publishing, 2004)
A customised exercise system that doesn't use any special equipment and can slot into anyone's life, no matter how little time you've got or where you are.
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Lose Ten Years in Ten Minutes a Day by Vicci Bentley (Orion, 2001)
The real secret to looking younger is ensuring that both inwardly and outwardly you do your best to keep happy and healthy.
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