Books
Athletics, Cooking, Personal Fitness, Public Health, and Sports merit badge pamphlets
American College of Sports Medicine, ed. ACSM’s Complete Guide to Fitness & Health. Human Kinetics, 2011.
Chryssicas, Mary Kaye. Breathe: Yoga for Teens. DK Children, 2007.
Dunham, Kelli. The Boy’s Body Book: Everything You Need to Know for Growing Up YOU. Applesauce Press, 2013.
Faigenbaum, Avery, and Wayne Westcott. Youth Strength Training: Programs for Health, Fitness, and Sport. Human Kinetics, 2009.
KidsPeace. I’ve Got This Friend Who: Advice for Teens and Their Friends on Alcohol, Drugs, Eating Disorders, Risky Behavior, and More. Hazelden, 2007.
Websites
ChooseMyPlate.gov
FitnessGram
Human Kinetics
Nourish Interactive
The SCOUTStrong Presidential Active Lifestyle Award
Related Program Features
Backpacking, Climbing and Rappelling, Cooking, Cycling, Hiking, Orienteering, Paddle Sports, and Soccer
Photo and Illustration Credits
(water bottle and Scout, Scouting America file; MyPlate logo, U.S. Department of Agriculture, courtesy; exercise bike, Shutterstock.com/©Serghei Starus, courtesy), (Shutterstock.com/©Phil Date, courtesy), MyPlate logo, U.S. Department of Agriculture, courtesy),(Scout recording and Scout doing sit-and-reach test, Scouting America file; sit-and-reachbox illustration, Scouting America/John McDearmon; caliper, Shutterstock.com/©John Panella, courtesy), and (Shutterstock.com, courtesy: ball, ©Mega Pixel; flying disc, ©Ramsey Sanford Houck; lacrosse player, ©James A Boardman)
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to Ashely Clinton, Vancouver, Washington, Certified Personal Trainer, who helped develop the Fitness and Nutrition program feature.