Wellness 101

 

Welcome to Wellness 101, an educational program focusing on nutrition, fitness, and overweight prevention for young women between 12-20. Check out our quizzes and learn how to work out with our fitness team. Have fun learning more about nutrition and fitness!

 

Fun Fitness

Have fun moving, stretching, and getting fit—

• My Muscles
• Stretch It
• Tone It
• My Fitness Plan

 

Nutrition & Fitness Quizzes

Check your nutrition and fitness—

• Bone Health Quiz
• Calcium Quiz
• Eating Habits Quiz
• Fat Quiz
• Fitness Quiz
• Iron Quiz
• Protein Quiz
• Vitamins, Minerals, and Fiber Quiz

 

Nutrition & Fitness Health Guides

Learn about nutrition and fitness, from calcium and iron to healthy eating for athletes—

• Backpack Snacks
• Begin with Breakfast
• Caffeine
• Calcium & Teens — How to Prevent Osteoporosis
• College Eating & Fitness 101
• Dark Green Leafy Vegetables
• Dietary Fat & Cholesterol
• Eating Disorders
• Energy Drinks
• Fad Diets vs. Healthy Weight Management
• Fast Food Facts
• Folic Acid
• Freshman 15
• Gluten-Free Diet
• Grains
• Healthy Eating
• Healthy Snack Attack
• How to Be a Healthy Vegetarian
• Iron & Teens — A Guide to Anemia Prevention
• Lactose Intolerance
• Legumes
• Low-Carb Diet Facts
• Low-Salt Diet
• Milk Allergy
• Mindful Eating
• Nutrition Facts Label
• Peanut Allergy
• Protein
• Soy
• Sports & Nutrition — Fueling Your Performance
• Sports Nutrition & Fitness FAQ's
• Sugar Substitutes
• Supporting Young Women with Eating Disorders
• Vegetarian Sample Menu
• Vitamin B12
• Vitamin D
• Zinc

Meet our Wellness Team and Sponsors

 

 

 

Our thanks to the Children's Hospital League for supporting the Center for Young Women's Health and the Children's Hospital League's Resource Center. Wellness 101 was developed by the Center for Young Women's Health at Boston Children's Hospital under an educational grant from the Cabot Family Charitable Trust.

 

 

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