THE BUSINESS OF HEALTH AND FITNESS The Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research: - The absolute best place to find, study, and participate in state-of-the-art knowledge about health and fitness. The institute is a world class leader in health promotion consulting services; weight management and research; conducting health, fitness and medical research studies; internships in Epidemiology, Clinical Applications, Continuing Education, and Health Promotion; scientific updates and conferences; specialty courses, training and certification (Physical Fitness Expert, Health Promotion Director, etc.); and the Center's pioneering products and manuals, including PALS (Personal Assessment and Lifestyle Solutions) - the best individual health assessment hands down. Visit the center whenever you're in the Dallas, Texas area. THE SCIENCE OF HEALTH AND FITNESS The Centers for Disease Control (CDC): This is "the" place to get hard, statistical data on U.S. health data standards, scientific data, surveillance, health statistics reports, laboratory information, demographic data, mortality data, and so much more. THE SPORT OF HEALTH AND FITNESS USA Track and Field (USATF): Web site for the governing body for track and field, long-distance running, and race walking in the United States. The best nonprofessional sports site on the net. Here the focus is on track and field at all levels, from Bantam (10 years of age and younger) to Masters (95+ years of age), for both women and men. Obtain data on local, state, regional, national and world records, clubs and organizations, sponsors and links.