LibGuides: Exercise Science: Web Resources

There are many excellent open web resources that you may wish to use to supplement the Library's digital and physical resources. These include open-access journals, freely available databases, organizations' websites, and more. Explore the links below to help find and utilize these sources.

Open Access or Government Databases

PubMed Central
PubMed Central was developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information and is hosted by the the US National Library of Medicine. Find free, full-text scholarly articles published on biomedical and life sciences topics.
MedlinePlus
From the U.S. National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus is an online health information resource for patients and their families and friends. It provides links to additional information from a variety of sources.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Open-access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles for multiple disciplines
Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)
From the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health at the University of Sydney, PEDro is a free database of randomized trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
bioRxiv
(Pronouned "bio archive") A free, online archive and distribution service for unpublished preprints in the life sciences. Most articles have not yet gone through peer-review or been published in academic journals, and some may still be draft manuscripts.

Additional Websites

National Center on Health, Physical Activity & Disability
NCHPAD provides resources on promoting health for people with disabilities. Find "information on physical activity, health promotion, and disability, serving persons with physical, sensory and cognitive disability across the lifespan."
CDC: Physical Activities Basics
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, see guidelines for how much and what kind of activities are needed for different age groups and population types.
Nutrition.gov
From the USDA, find information on making healthy eating decisions.
President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition
Supported by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, this committee "works to increase sports participation among youth of all backgrounds and abilities and to promote healthy and active lifestyles for all Americans."
Food Data Central
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this site has searchable food composition data to better understand the "food supply and the scientific understanding of relationships between dietary intakes and health."
Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC)
SIRC mission is "advancing sport through knowledge and evidence." Most resources are focused on Canada.
Body Mass Index Calculator
Use the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's calculator to determine your BMI and learn more about aiming for a health weight.
Drugs of Abuse
The University of Utah's Learn Genetics site includes introductory information and videos on drugs of abuse, including alcohol, opioids, and more.
Science.gov
Content provided by 13 federal agencies on a wide variety of scientific subjects.

Open Access Exercise Science Journals

Journal of Exercise Physiology
A completely open access, peer-reviewed journal from the American Society of Exercise Physiologists. You must download the articles to read them.
Journal of Exercise and Nutrition
This peer-reviewed journal covers research in multiple areas of sports, exercise, and nutrition with an audience of researchers, practitioners, and students.
Journal of Physical Fitness, Medicine & Treatment in Sports
This is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal publishing articles related to sports medicine, treatment and exercise medication.

More Places to Search

Google Scholar

Note: Did you know you can link Google Scholar to the Library? Select the icon with the three horizontal lines and then choose "Settings" and "Library links." Type "Salt Lake Community College Libraries" into the search bar, tick the box next to it, and choose "Save." You can look for links from the Google Scholar search results to the Library's resources on the right side of your results list.

ResearchGate
This is a social networking site for scientists and researchers to connect and share papers. Links to ResearchGate PDFs may appear in your Google Scholar results. You must sign up with a free account to use ResearchGate.

Trying to Get Access to a Specific Article?

If you are looking for a specific article and you hit a paywall, please do not pay for access! Try these methods to find what you need

ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Search for the article by title in ProQuest Central.

Make an ILL request with ILLiad
ILL Guidelines
Unpaywall
Pro Tip: If you use Google Chrome as your preferred browser, try adding the free Chrome extension Unpaywall. It will show you a green, unlocked icon when there is a legal, full-text version of the article you want available. This extension is not compatible with the Library's databases.

Finally, try asking a librarian. They're whizzes at finding information! You can contact the Science, Mathematics and Engineering liaison librarian Amy Scheelke at Amy.Scheelke@slcc.edu.

Professional Associations

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
ACSM's mission is to "advance and integrate scientific research to provide educational and practical applications of exercise science and sports medicine."
National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA)
"NSCA is a nonprofit association dedicated to advancing the strength and conditioning and related sport science professions around the world."
National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA)
NATA is the professional membership association for certified athletic trainers and others who support the athletic training profession.
National Academy of Kinesiology (NAK)
NAK purposes to "promote the study and educational applications of the art and science of human movement and physical activity."

Want to hone your research skills?

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