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Welcome to the Healthful Living and Fitness Education Research Guide! Within this guide, you will find information and links to health and fitness related resources that you may find useful for your classwork and research. Click the tabs on the left side of this page to explore different resources and materials.
Recommended Databases
Use these databases to find scholarly material and other reliable literature with the perspective of health, fitness, sports medicine, and related fields.
- Sports Medicine & Education IndexProvides abstracts to physical education curricula, sports medicine, dance. Other coverage includes sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation therapy, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology. Health education and physical therapy are also covered. Find more detailed information.
- SPORTDiscus with Full TextInternational citations on exercise, physiology, physical education and health, parks and recreation, recreation therapy, sports and sports medicine. Allows 4 users access at a time. Please try again later if you cannot access this resource.
- ERIC (via ProQuest)The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to educational-related literature. ERIC provides ready access to education literature to augment American education by increasing and facilitating the use of educational research and information to improve practice in learning, teaching, educational decision-making, and research. ERIC provides coverage of journal articles, conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, books and monographs. Find more information.
- Academic Search UltimateAcademic Search Ultimate offers a comprehensive collection of peer-reviewed, full-text journals, including many journals indexed in leading citation indexes. Virtually every discipline is represented, ranging from astronomy, anthropology, biomedicine, engineering, health, law and literacy to mathematics, pharmacology, women’s studies, zoology and more.Academic Search Ultimate also includes more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press. This collection of videos is updated monthly and includes footage from 1930 to the present.
Health and Fitness Journals
These journals are key resources for scholarly and peer-reviewed material in the fields of fitness, health, and physical education. Skip the databases and browse or search the journals directly using the links below.
- Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and DanceJOPERD is a peer-reviewed, authoritative, professional source for educators in physical education, sport, recreation, and dance in all settings. Features articles about teaching methods, curriculum, teacher preparation, professional issues, coaching, youth sports, fitness, recreation, and dance.
- Research Quarterly for Exercise and SportPublishes scientific research focusing on human movement as it relates to exercise and sport.
- Medicine & Science in Sports & ExerciseAn official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, this journal includes original investigations, clinical studies, and comprehensive reviews on current topics in sports medicine and exercise science.
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
The International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance (IJSPP) focuses on sport physiology and performance and is dedicated to advancing the knowledge of sport and exercise physiologists, sport-performance researchers, and other sport scientists. The journal publishes authoritative peer-reviewed research in sport physiology and related disciplines, with an emphasis on work having direct practical applications in enhancing sport performance in sport physiology and related disciplines.
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- Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
The editorial mission of The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (JSCR) is to advance the knowledge about strength and conditioning through research. A unique aspect of this journal is that it includes recommendations for the practical use of research findings.
Other Helpful Article Databases
Consider broadening your search by including one or more of the following databases to find material from medicine, consumer health, or exercise science.
- Health and Wellness (Gale)Gale Health and Wellness offers access to thousands of full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and more. Perfect for researchers at all levels, this comprehensive consumer health resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices, and more.
- Google ScholarProvides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature, including articles, papers, theses, books, and reports. If you are off-campus, and do not see the Find article @ UNCW link, you can configure your Google settings. Find more information.
- Physical Therapy (Gale OneFile)Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine covers the fields of physical therapy, physical fitness, and sports medicine. Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine offers a wide spectrum of information, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research, and more.
- ScienceDirectOffers access to most of the Elsevier Journal collection covering the sciences, business, child development, computer science, clinical research, economics, history, hospitality, industrial technology, library and information science, physical education and health, psychology, social work, sociology, and tourism. Find more detailed information.
- Health & Medical CollectionOffers comprehensive journal coverage of clinical and biomedical topics, consumer health, health administration and more. The journals cover all major clinical and healthcare disciplines, including medical sciences, immunology, pharmacy and pharmacology, nursing, physical fitness and hygiene, surgery, and others. Provides in-depth coverage from over 1,500 publications with almost 1,300 available in full text and of these, over 900 include MEDLINE indexing. Includes all charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements essential to medical research. Part of ProQuest Central. Find more information.
Anatomy and Physiology Tools
Check out the library tools below to explore anatomical structures, common pathologies, physiological processes, 3D models and animations, and more.
- Visible Body Muscle PremiumAllows users to learn about muscles, their attachments, and their actions. Includes 3D versions of 20+ common pathologies, including sciatica, rotator cuff tear, shin splints, and more.
- Visible Body: Physiology and PathologyPhysiology & Pathology covers 48 physiology topics and 57 conditions, with 50 lessons, more than 5,800 3D models, 38 animations, 16 illustrations, and 26 quizzes. Find more detailed information.
- Visible Body Human Anatomy AtlasIncludes over 5,000 interactive, medically accurate male and female anatomical structures— developed by medically trained medical illustrators and vetted by leading anatomists—covering systemic anatomy, regional anatomy, senses, muscle action, and 25 cross-sections.
- Visible Body Physiology AnimationsA comprehensive collection of nearly 70 high quality videos that illustrate and animate the core physiological processes of the human body.