HOT LINK FITteens.com offers pointers on exercise

Want to know about creating a lifestyle that will make you -- and keep you healthy? Look no further.
By ERIC GOODWIN
KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
Recent reports show that obesity among American teens is on the rise. Fortunately, there are plenty of resources to help combat this epidemic.
Consulting a doctor is always a good bet, but if you're looking for quick tips to improve your health, check out the site FITteen.com at http://www.fitteen.com.
The site's strength is that it does a good job of addressing basic questions about health, fitness and nutrition. For example, having trouble staying motivated to work out? FITteen.com offers several motivational tips, including working out with a friend and keeping an exercise diary.
Since many teens don't have the money to join a gym, they don't know what a good exercise plan should look like. FITteen.com offers an easy-to-follow weekly plan that features exercises you can do at home, no equipment required.
If that wasn't enough inspiration, FITteen.com's & quot;teen-2-teen & quot; section includes submissions from other teen readers who share their own helpful health habits. The site's exercise section shows weight-lifting routines that work specific parts of the body.
And FITteen.com's fitness tools will help you estimate your body mass index and calculate how many calories you burn while jogging.
Ready to get fit? Enlist FITteen.com to help you fight the battle of the bulge.
XEric Goodwin writes Hotlink for Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service. You can send e-mail to egoodwin@krtinfo.com.