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Fitness Through Play: How to Reimagine Physical Education for Lifelong Wellness

SHAPE America

dance, yoga, aerobics) that meet the need for self-expression. It might look like dancing in your room, walking the dog, shooting hoops with friends, riding a bike, or playing tag at recess. You can embed this through goal-setting practices like the FITT principle to guide students toward personalized, achievable fitness goals.

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5 Simple Ways Principals Can Prioritize Health and Wellness This School Year

SHAPE America

And, despite clear research demonstrating the positive impacts of health and wellness on academic achievement , schools may be tempted to put critically important physical activity programs on the back burner. I invite you to read on and learn simple ways that your school can prioritize health and wellness. Don’t do it!

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Remission Achieved Quickly for Girl With Complex Crohn’s Disease

Stanford Childrens

Stanford Medicine Childrens Health provides the latest expert, research-driven care to children with bowel disease Abigail (Abby) is a high-energy 8-year-old from Visalia, California, who loves to bake sweets, create art, dance around the living room, and do gymnastics in the yard. Yet, she wasnt always this carefree.

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Physical Education Electives

PLT4M

. >>> Free Download: Lifetime Fitness Playbook with 12 Free Lessons Importance Of Physical Education Electives The goal of physical education is to equip students with skills, knowledge, and interest to pursue a lifetime of fitness, health, and wellness.

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The Relentless School Nurse: New Jersey School Nurses – Make the Impossible, Possible!

Relentless School Nurse

Through our dedication, compassion, and expertise, school nurses play a crucial role in supporting the health and well-being of students, often turning seemingly impossible situations into moments of triumph and resilience. Our conference highlights were many but included two NASN leaders. There is no substitute for in-person conferencing.

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School sport participation

Learning Through Sport

Research consistently shows a link between low physical activity in adulthood and low movement competence (World Health Organization, 2024). Wretman (2017) found participation in school sport had a significant standardised effect on academic achievement. 1999; Westerbeek et al.,

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Preschooler Living Seizure-Free With Leading-Edge Medicine

Stanford Childrens

Then a coworker of Lorena’s recommended Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. Dr. Spelbrink points to a recent medical study hot off the press that found that cenobamate achieves 90% to 100% seizure reduction in a quarter to a third of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Recently, he danced the night away at a family wedding.