Keeley Library Student Pages:
Health & Physical Fitness
Physical Fitness / Exercise
For background on the subject, consult general encyclopedias such as Americana, Britannica, Colliers, World Book, etc. Look for articles on "Physical Fitness" and "Exercise." To locate materials in the Keeley Library, see the section on Finding Your Way Around the Library.
Internet Resources
Library Catalog
To locate items in the library catalog, search in iBistro. You may want to limit your search to search only the Keeley Library, instead of all of the SAILS libraries. The following subjects are just some suggestions for your search:
- Abdominal exercises
- Aerobic exercises
- Aquatic exercises
- Bodybuilding
- Bodybuilding for women
- Breathing exercises
- Calisthenics
- Diet
- Diet and disease
- Dietary supplements
- Exercise
- Exercise--Physiological aspects
- Fitness walking
- Gymnastics
- Muscle strength
- Occupational therapy
- Physical education and training
- Physical fitness
- Physical fitness for men
- Physical fitness for women
- Physical fitness--Nutritional aspects
- Physical therapy
- Reducing exercises
- Stretching exercises
SAILS Databases
As members of SAILS, Durfee students and teachers can access journal and newspaper articles as well as online reference books, from the library's computers and from home. Simply go to the online catalog page, access the online catalog, and click on .
Selected Reference Books
SIRS Medical Science and SIRS Social Science on topics such as Health, Mental Health, Drugs, Sports, Sexuality, etc. contain thousands of articles on fitness-related topics. The binders containing these articles are near the Reference desk.
- American Medical Association Complete Guide to Women's Health
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide
- Doctor's Vitamin and Minerals Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia of Sports Science
- Health (Annual editions)
- Healthy Living
- Nutribase Nutrition Facts Desk Reference
- Nutrition (Annual editions)
- Nutrition Bible
- Medical Science (SIRS)
- State of Health Atlas
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