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Movement Matters: 5 Ways Physical Activity Improves Student Behavior

SHAPE America

It supports students’ academic achievement, mental health and overall well-being. Once a week during their lunch period, the students joined me in the school gym for exercise. Ever heard of exercise deficiency disorder? That means more than 75% of the population is exercise deficient. Physical activity improves mood.

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The Relentless School Nurse: We Are the Backbone of Student Health & Wellness

Relentless School Nurse

A growing number of medically fragile students attend school along with students with chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, and severe allergies, requiring ongoing oversight. School nurses are responsible for monitoring these conditions, administering medications, and educating students on self-care practices.

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Boy Tames His Single Ventricle Condition With His Lion Heart

Stanford Childrens

Born with a complex heart condition During Heather’s pregnancy, a fetal echocardiogram revealed that Judah had a serious congenital heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). With his condition, a heart surgery called Norwood is a common solution. In other words, the left side of his heart wasn’t developing properly.

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Optimizing Training & Recovery in the AFL: Expert Insights with Sydney Swans

First Beat

Breathing Sessions: Discover how Firstbeat is integrated with breathing exercises to improve recovery. Off-Legs Training: Learn how the team uses Firstbeat in off-leg sessions to achieve the desired Training Effect. Quick Recovery Test: See how the Sydney Swans detect when a player is sick using Firstbeat’s 3-minute test.

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Strength and Conditioning Templates

PLT4M

A well-structured strength and conditioning program can enhance strength, power, speed, agility, capacity, and endurance while reducing the risk of injury. This is where strength and conditioning templates come into play. With Excel, coaches could write training programs with exercises, sets, reps, and percentages.

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High School Strength and Conditioning Curriculum

PLT4M

Therefore, high school strength and conditioning curriculum plays a pivotal role in students’ long-term development in physical education. This article explores specific programs and approaches for the different levels of students in a high school strength and conditioning program.

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Achieving Engagement and Alignment

Informed Practitioner in Sport

Just as there is an ongoing divide between academic research and applied practice, achieving alignment between support staff in different disciplines and the coaching staff (not to mention the athlete as the ‘end user’) often proves to be elusive. There is a need to exercise some humility and allow that we do not have the answers.