LibGuides: Movement Science: Fitness & Physical Education

Journal Titles A-Z

Journals
This is a list of all electronic and print journals available through the WSU Library

Do you have a citation, but want to know if we have access to the full-text? Use the following link to find out.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Use this to place a request for any book or article that is otherwise not available through the Westfield State University Library.

Fitness, Health, & Nutrition

American Fitness Professionals & Associates
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Over 600 articles on topics related to fitness and health are offered free of charge through this organization's web site.
OASH Office on Women's Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
This site has current and past guidelines from the U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (PECAT)

Databases That Include Fitness Information

SPORTDiscus with Full Text
A comprehensive, international database covering sport, physical education, and physical fitness literature from 1975 to the present Topics included are: sports medicine, exercise psychology, bio-mechanics, psychology, training, coaching, physical education and fitness, and related topics.

The EBSCO version provides links to full text from 225 periodicals including 112 Scholarly Journals, 97 Magazines, 7 Trade Publications, 9 Industry Reports, 1 Health Report, and 9 reference books.
ERIC (EBSCO Version)
ERIC: the Educational Resource Information Center, is a national information system supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Library of Education, and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. It provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. This version provides access to the full text of articles from more than 540 journals indexed in ERIC plus the full text of more than 2,200 ERIC Digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals.
Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine
More than 2,500 embargo-free, full-text periodicals, reference books, pamphlets, and hundreds of videos demonstrating medical procedures and live surgeries.

E-Books from the Ely Library

The Gale Encyclopedia of Fitness
Covers topics on physiology and fitness, including coverage of Healthy People 2010/2020, the nationwide initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve the nation's health, as well as topics on diseases and conditions related to fitness.
Educating the Student Body
Publication Date: 2013

"This title makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment."
Nutrition in Sport
...an area as mundane as what an athlete eats can have profound effects on fitness, health and ultimately, performance in competition.
Creative Fitness
Biller integrates exercise, nutrition, and health issues within an applied developmental psychological framework.
Body panic : gender, health, and the selling of fitness
Examines ten years worth of men's and women's health and fitness magazines to determine the ways in which bodies are "made" in today's culture
The Experiences of Disabled People in Physical Education
ISBN: 9781040361801

Publication Date: 2025
Promoting Physical Activity Through Schools: A Policy Brief
ISBN: 9789240049567

Publication Date: 2021

Promoting Physical Activity Through Schools: A Toolkit
by Anna Chalkly. Coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO)

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This document is 71 pages. This is a pdf download. Before printing, review the Table of Contents and print only the pages you need.

Examples of Books on the Shelves

Fitness and Health. 7th ed.
STACK RA781 .S527 2013
ACSM Fitness Book 2003
STACK GV481 .A322 2003

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"Let the fitness experts at the American College of Sports Medicine help you maintain a healthy weight, increase strength and flexibility, invigorate your heart and lungs, and feel great."
Norms for Fitness, Performance, and Health
STACK QP301 .H634 2006
Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription. 6th ed.
STACK GV436 .H48 2010

Ely Library QuickSearch

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Ely Library Catalog (locating books and journals)
This system is good for beginning searches on a topic

Databases for Physical Education Research

PE CENTRAL
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Provides links to sites on various topics including: Adapted PE, lesson plans, professional information, instructional resources, job center, etc.

ERIC (EBSCO Version)
ERIC: the Educational Resource Information Center, is a national information system supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Library of Education, and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement.

SPORT HISTORY - LA84 Foundation (Online Journals and Studies)
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The LA84 Foundation maintains a virtual archive that includes the Journal of Sport History (1974-1999); Sporting Traditions (1984-2000); Journal of Olympic History (1992-2000); Iron Game History (1990-2000); International Sports Studies (1999-2000); and other publications. Locate articles on your topic through a keyword search. Articles are provided in full-text.