Stay in tip-top shape with teen-friendly information about nutrition, fitness, body information, and illness. Watch yoga videos, download workout music, and explore different diets such as vegetarianism and gluten-free options.
ACLS Humanities eBooks is a digital collection of over 5700 foundational books in the humanities and social sciences. Discover an assortment of books on global health topics.
With Craft & Hobby, enjoy unlimited access to 4,000+ hours of crafting and hobby content in 20 different creative disciplines including woodworking, fitness, cake design, sewing, and more. Try more than 100 fitness video courses, including classes on barre, cardio, dance, strength training, and yoga. Available in both English and Spanish.
With EBSCO eBooks, search the full text of over 4,200 fiction and nonfiction ebook titles. Access an assortment of books about teen health, including diet, neurodivergence, and more. Read the books on your computer, or download the app to your phone or tablet.
Gale eBooks is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Select the Medicine category on the left side of the screen to access the collection of books about physical health and fitness. Transgender health information is also available.
Hoopla is a web and mobile library media streaming platform for audio books, comics, e-books, movies, music, and TV. Check out items related to nutrition, exercise, and physical wellbeing. Hoopla is only available to residents of St. Louis County. Limit of 10 titles per month.
With Kanopy, browse hundreds of movies on your computer or mobile device. Kanopy has a strong collection of independent, international, and documentaries to stream. Discover documentaries about super foods and the best ways to fuel your body, healthy forms of exercise, and the challenges teens face with sex, drugs, vaping, and alcohol. Only available to residents of St. Louis County. Limit of 10 titles per month.
Libby is an innovative mobile app from OverDrive designed to make borrowing and enjoying e-books, magazines, and audiobooks from the library easier than ever. Find all kinds of books related to health, fitness, and nutrition. Filter by "Young Adult" for best results.
Teen Health & Wellness provides middle and high school students with up-to-date, nonjudgmental, straightforward curricular and self-help support. Topics covered include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying and LGBTQ+ issues. It has recently been updated to meet the needs of today’s teens and with new content on bullying, suicide, vaping, opioid abuse, gender identity, school safety, sexual harassment, COVID-19 and more. Grade level 7-12.
Udemy offers thousands of on-demand video courses including courses on nutrition, fitness, yoga, and qi gong. Courses are replaced monthly with new material addressing emerging topics. On-demand videos in eight different languages taught by native-speaking instructors are also included. You must be 13 years or older, and have your parent or guardian create your account if you are younger than 18.