As we learn more and more about the benefits of fitness and exercise in general, the quality and quantity of the many organizations supporting the various types of fitness organizations is growing rapidly. Within the following category you will find links to many of these groups and their purposes, which include promoting fitness, enhancing human health, physical fitness, athletic performance and quality of life through research, education through research, education and service.

Site Listings

• American College of Sports Medicine - Promotes fitness, health and quality of life through research, education and practical applications of sports medicine.
• American Society of Exercise Physiologists - Certification (EPC), undergraduate academic accreditation, electronic research (JEPonline) and publications (PEPonline), licensure through state affiliates.
• Association of Womes Fitness - Resource site on womes fitness and health, with a special focus on preventing home gym training injuries.
• Constipation and Colon Cleansing Resource Center -  Provides information on constipation and its treatments. Contains over forty articles on constipation and colon cleansing
• Health Fitness Corporation - Provides corporate wellness, corporate fitness and fitness management programs to corporations, universities, hospitals and community centers.
• IDEA - Supports the world's leading health and fitness professionals with credible information, education, career development and leadership.
• IHRSA - International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association: Organization that promotes fitness through education and sport club membership.
• National Association for Health and Fitness - A not-for-profit organization that exists to improve the quality of life of every individual in the United States through the promotion of physical fitness and healthy lifestyles and by fostering and supporting Councils for physical activity, health and sports.
• National Center on Physical Activity and Disability - NCPAD encourages persons with disabilities to participate in regular physical activity to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent secondary conditions.
• National Institute for Fitness and Sport - Non-profit organization committed to enhancing human health, physical fitness and athletic performance through research, education and service.
• National Strength and Conditioning Association - Non-profit association dedicated to facilitating the exchange of ideas in strength development as it relates to the improvement of athletic performance and fitness.
• The Fitness League - National network of locally based exercise classes, suitable for all ages and abilities, available in over 300 venues across the UK.