May has the annual National Women's Health Week. This year it kicks off on Mother's Day, May 13th, 2012 and will be celebrated until May 19th, 2012. 2012. Check it out in the featured articles of the month.
Women-Related Sports/Recreation Web Sites is a selective, annotated, highly acclaimed listing of web sites containing resources and information about women's studies / women's issues, (this focuses on sports. Joan means business)
Women's Sports Information is a site dedicated to helping women athletes play their sport better. Use Women's Sports Information to find women-specific sports information. We love sports and want to share sports information as it pertains to women athletes. Our pages are jam packed with resources and links to find equipment and sports tips for women, as researched by women. Use Women's Sports Information to be better informed and better equipped, find out where to play, and how to play your sport better. Because sport is life! May is National Bike Month and Bike to Work Week is May 14-18th and Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 18!
The League of American Bicyclists is the national sponsor of Bike Month, and this year Bike to Work Week is May 146-18 and Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 18.
May 13-19th is National Women's Health Week!
National Women's Health Week is a weeklong health observance coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health. The theme for 2012 is "It's Your Time." National Women's Health Week empowers women to make their health a top priority. It also encourages them to take steps to improve their physical and mental health and lower their risks of certain diseases. May 14th is National Women's Checkup Day.
Join the 2012 Woman Challenge
The Office on Women's Health started the Woman Challenge in 2001 as a part of National Women's Health Week to encourage women across the country to get active. This year, they are partnering with the President's Challenge to reach even more people. Join the group and be part of a nationwide effort to get women and girls moving!
Women's Health Magazine Fitness Blog Women's Health Personal Trainer Blog
Find articles about women in sports, women sports, or women's fitness (or submit your own).
Your Sport
Find information on the women's gear you need for your sport, with an eye on products designed with the women athlete in mind. Looking for beginning or advanced advice? Coaching the kids in the local league. Need a ruling? Check out these pages to find tips and info on your sport. Sports include basketball, softball, soccer, volleyball, running, swimming
Found an informative article you'd like to share? Recently bought a women's sports product that you like? Tips for your playing or practicing your favorite sports? Drop us a line!
For you lucky individuals who live in the San Francisco Bay Area, we have compiled some women's sports leagues that we and our friends like to play in. Check it out and sign up!
Looking for Volunteer Opportunities? Check out the Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative, with their Bawsi Girls! campaign, a new nonprofit group that aims to get young women moving (and it's pronounced Bossy!).
Women's Sports Information tried hard to find sports headlines that only pertain to women, but it is hard! Here are some headlines from ESPNW.
And then we found plenty of basketball headlines:
Women's Basketball-From ESPN
Women's College Basketball from Yahoo
