April 2003
IDEA Health Fitness Source - April, 2003

Business & Industry

External Promotions: Form Strategic Alliances
by Sherri McMillan, MSc
“A lot of successful people are risk-takers. Unless you are willing to do that, to have a go, to fail miserably and have another go, success won’t happen.”—Philip Adams

In Every Issue

Client Handout: Slash Your Stress Level

Nutrition and Research

Research
by Ralph La Forge, MS
The Diabetes Prevention Program: Valuable Lessons for Fitness Professionals
The Lowdown on Leptin
by Jenna A. Bell-Wilson, MS, RD, LD
Why this natural hormone may someday unlock the key to weight control.

Programming

Resurrect Interest in Kickboxing
by Tim Rochford
Practical Programming that works.
Trends: Indoor Cycling Is Still on a Roll
by Diane Lofshult

Special Section: Children and Exercise

Strength Training for Kids
by Wayne L. Westcott, PhD, and Avery D. Faigenbaum, EdD
Practical guidelines and recommended resistance exercises you can use today to improve youth muscle strength by as much as 74 percent!
Helping Children Exercise
Resources for outreach, education and activism.
The Positive Path
Girls In Training uses exercise to inspire a healthy balance.
Facing Barriers Head On
by Dan McDonogh and Crick Nelson
Reach children by teaching classes they relate to.