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Conditioning, Fitness, Health and Beauty for Cheerleaders.
How To Make a Sports Drink
An easy to follow recipe for making a sports drink that boosts your energy and helps replenish body fluids during and after strenuous activity.
Athlete Profile Software
Looking to become more agile or better coordinated? Would you like to be able to jump higher and quicker? Or how about getting stronger and more powerful in your upper and lower body? This Cheerleading program was developed specifically for cheerleaders ages 8 & up. The exercises and drills included will help you develop the skills to become a better cheerleader. Reasonably priced.
Cardio Training
Cardio typically isn't the most enjoyable aspect of training, but getting lean, however IS important. Here you'll find some great resources from our Bodybuilding Guide.
Cheer Workout
A good workout, combining strengthening, power, endurance, and aerobics.
Circuit Training from Varsity.com
Circuit training is a great way for cheerleaders to improve coordination and build strength and endurance simultaneously.
Don't Skip Breakfast
One of the best quick breakfasts you can prepare is a bowl of oatmeal. Not only is it economically priced and easy to make, it’s also very versatile. From our Bodybuilding Guide
Eating for Energy
Diet and nutrition are often overlooked aspects of training and conditioning for Cheerleaders. Learn what to eat before a practice, competition, game or tryouts - Eating for Energy.
Dying for Perfection
An alarming amount of athletes develop eating disorders in their quest to be thin and in their minds, perfect. Learn more.
Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
They are dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. Edreferral.com provides information and treatment resources for all forms of eating disorders.
Health for Teens
This is a comprehensive site, covering everything from acne to sexually transmitted diseases. From our About Health for teens Guide, Nima Desai.
Jump Training Exercises
From the BCA Cheerleading magazine, a great article on jump training exercises.
Leg Strengthening
Strong legs are important in all aspects of cheerleading. They help in building stunts and pyramids, they help in gymnastics, and they help in jumps.
Nutrition
Learn more about proper nutrition and diet, from out About Nutrition Guide, Rick Hall.
More About Nutrition
From Fitnessanalyst.com. Most of the files here are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, but well worth the time to download.
Strong Stomachs
Cheerleaders need strong abdominal muscles to jump better and improve their stunts and pyramids. Strong stomachs help in gymnastics as well. Good list of stomach exercises for Cheerleaders.
Stunt Strengthening Exercises
Good strengthening exercises for improving your stunting. Exercises for arms, wrists and legs, form Ms. Pineapple's cheer page.
Taking Care of Injuries
A list of some basic Cheerleading injuries and some good advice on treatment and prevention.

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