Exercise resources
Want to know how many calories you burn for different activities? Here's a list compiled from an authoritative source.
You can get Exercise: A Guide from the National Institute on Aging for free by calling 800-222-2225 or at the National Institute on Aging Web site. A printed version, Fitness over Fifty: An Exercise Guide from the National Institute on Aging (Hatherleigh Press, 2003), is available in bookstores.
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