Get healthy with Indy Greenways.

Hit the trail!

Want a simple, easy solution to personal health and wellbeing? Walking, cycling and skating on trails and greenways is a great answer, says the Center for Disease Control. The CDC promotes Trails for Health, recommending that communities take the lead in providing access to walking, jogging, and bicycling recreation facilities.

So if you are not already out and moving on Indy Greenways, get started today and join in the movement to better health. And as you do so, we hope the web sites listed below will provide insight and inspiration!

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Evaluating health web sites

Get the Facts National Institutes of Health: Assess the credibility of information you find online.

Health information and tutorials

We Can! Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition: One-stop resource to help children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight. Tips and fun activities focus on three critical behaviors: improved food choices, increased physical activity and reduced screen time.
Association of Cancer Online Resources: Cancer information and support groups.
Center for Disease Control: General health and safety topics and statistics.
Healthy People 2010 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: A national wellness program, with activity targets for adults and children.
HealthWeb National Library of Medicine: Database of noncommercial health web sites that have been evaluated by medical librarians from university medical schools.
MedHelp.org Not-for-profit consumer information: Health, fitness, wellbeing.
MedlinePlus Searchable database of clinical trials; PubMed, a database of medical journals; and extensive Interactive Health Tutorials; from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health: Prevention and wellness, diseases and conditions, and diagnostic and treatment procedures.
Medical and health information for a healthier life The Mayo Clinic: Health assessments, tools and tutorials.
SmallStep.gov U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Easy steps to better health.
WebMD From the WebMD Corporation, a private, for-profit company: Health, fitness, wellbeing.

Food and nutrition

Food Pyramid U.S. Department of Agriculture: Learn healthy eating that fits your age, sex and activity level.
Interactive Menu Planner National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Fill in menu plans and track your daily calories.
Nutrition Facts Calorie Counter NutritionData.com: Simplified nutrition facts, way beyond what you find on labels.
Nutrition & Physical Activity Center for Disease Control
Portion Distortion National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Food portion sizes 20 years ago and now, plus the calorie difference and the physical activity needed to burn them.

Health assessments

Body Mass Index Calculator National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Diabetes Risk Test American Diabetes Association
Heart Attack 10 Year Risk Calculator National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Your Disease Risk Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention: Risk assessment for cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke and osteoporosis.

Activity and exercise

Physical Activity Center for Disease Control: Benefits and types of physical activity; sound basics in straightforward language.

Health tip

A brisk walk each day -- like this businessman on his lunch hour -- is a healthy habit for body and soul.

Note: The resources listed are provided solely as a service to our visitors, and we hope you find them helpful.

Remember that only you can make final decisions about following advice found at any web site, and that you should consult your physician with questions specific to your own health, wellness, and physical activity.

Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by the Greenways Foundation, and none should be inferred. The Greenways Foundation is not responsible for the content of the web sites found at or through these links.