Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

This approach, which Ive labeled More, Younger, insists that increased time on the field, in the gym, or on the court is the surest path to success, scholarships, and lifelong athletic achievement. Ultimately, the goal is not to stifle athletic achievement but to cultivate it in a way that respects the natural trajectory of child development.

Sports

Rennie Center

JUNE 30, 2025

Each lesson fits into a standard 45–50 minute class period, making it easy to integrate into existing courses and schedules. At each site, our team partnered with educators to adapt lesson plans to fit the unique strengths and needs of their classrooms.

Middle School

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

No program can achieve all that is possible or ambitioned for physical education as physical education programs have limited time (see for more discussion the last blog). Gallahue, 1996) is designed around individual student's developmental needs rather than achievement of content-specific goals. Developmental physical education (DPE).

Physical Education

PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

A strong lesson plan doesnt just provide fun activities; it connects those activities to broader learning goals, helping students see how what theyre learning now relates to real-world fitness and health. To achieve this vision, PLT4M is excited to partner with Mike Graham, an expert and advocate for quality elementary physical education.

Elementary

Changing the Game Project

JULY 24, 2025

Show up early, stay light, be fit and strong. Don’t ever expect a hand out, go out and earn it, and even if you don’t achieve it, you will become something better on the journey. And don’t go complaining to a coach about playing time or recognition unless you had maximized everything in your control.

Coaching

First Beat

JUNE 5, 2025

And even if we tried, would it be realistically achievable? Over time, this leads to a reduction in both Acute and Chronic Training Loads (CTL) , which can result in decreased fitness. The fact that we are still far from in-season demands raises two questions: Should we aim to reach in-season levels during this period?

Conditioning

Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

But it’s not about what you eat; it’s an approach to fitness for people on the go. In 2023, consider incorporating these short bursts of activity into your daily routine to help achieve the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise per week.

Exercise

PE Scholar

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Investigating the potential differences in motor competence and physical fitness between pupils with different academic achievements in PE.

Physical Fitness

PLT4M

AUGUST 9, 2024

Physical education classes offer unique opportunities for students to explore fitness, health, and wellness. Many PE classes at the high school level look to take essential steps to transition students from school to an adult life that still values and prioritizes personal fitness and wellness.

Fitness

The Sporting

MARCH 24, 2023

The Top 10 Fitness Influencers on Instagram In recent years, the fitness craze has taken the world by storm and Influencers on social media have played a major role. These are the models, influencers and celebrities who share their fitness plans and goals to promote a healthy lifestyle to all of their followers. Jen Selter : 13.7m

Fitness

The Sporting

APRIL 5, 2024

Elise Spicer: Motivation and starting your fitness journey. Elise Spicer PT gives a very candid and honest account of her fitness motivation and what it took to take the first steps on her journey. Can you remember what things you needed to change to find a sustainable path on your fitness journey? A form of self-care.

Motivation

The Sporting

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Training and Fitness : “I’ll start tomorrow” - Next up is Abdullah Ghaffar AKA “Gaff” - bringing you more REAL talk on fitness motivation and starting your fitness journey Check out Train with Gaff on Instagram and YouTube Lots of people have mentioned how hard it is to take the first step in their fitness journey.

Motivation

SHAPE America

AUGUST 2, 2023

So, starting with these standards as the foundation for deciding what you do is imperative to helping your students achieve those goals. How can I adjust this topic, activity or setting to better fit the needs of my students? It also helps me check to see when in my curriculum the activity best fits.

Physical Education

Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 7, 2023

Maybe hanging in for one more year to see if it still fits. Here are some suggestions that might help us regroup and regain equilibrium; at least I hope so: Be realistic about what you can achieve during the school day. It could be that so many of us were too damned numb to make a decision. Maybe thinking that it’ll get better.

Schooling

The Sporting

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Some great tips on How to find the life balance between Fitness and a Full-Time Job It can be hard to maintain your health and fitness when you have a full-time job. Being career driven is great, but you should try not to neglect fitness when working. Why not try walking or cycling to work as part of your fitness routine?

Fitness

SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Maybe that means I use a particular resource exactly as it is, maybe I modify it to fit my needs or my goals, or maybe I take one piece of it and implement it into what I am already doing. Whatever it ends up being, I approach it as an opportunity. With the Lacrosse in Schools document, you can do the same.

Physical Education

Drowning in the Shallow

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

PE will sort out children’s behaviour, better prepare children for the work place and create a fit and healthy nation. This week’s big claim is that PE will improve children’s academic achievement. A week does not go by without some big claim being made about the positive developmental benefits of PE.

PE

SHAPE America

MARCH 24, 2022

Educational systems and disciplines around the world implement standards that outline the achievement expectations for students. Standards throughout the educational systems around the world are changing to fit the needs and lives of our new generation of students. You Have a Voice.

Physical Education

Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The critical role of school nurses in supporting student health, safety, and academic achievement cannot be overstated. NASN emphasizes a multifaceted approach to determining appropriate school nurse staffing levels, moving beyond simple nurse-to-student ratios.

Schooling

The Sporting

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Why Fitness Accountability is Essential for Long-Term Success: Fitness Experts share their Tips We are all prioritising our health and fitness far more than we used to, and our hearts and minds are thanking us for it. How can you hold yourself accountable for your fitness and stop blaming others or making excuses?

Fitness

Informed Practitioner in Sport

JANUARY 29, 2021

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. Beyond that we further need to invest in fully exploring the problem.

Achievement

Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 11, 2024

There is no perfect lesson but perhaps a context best-fit one! The perfect-fit lesson perhaps exemplifies (represents the role of) to a larger extent the role of the learner in a learning process. Life-skills teaching especially, which to a large extent PE fits into, needs careful consideration of this.

Physical Education

The PE Geek

APRIL 14, 2020

To help your students get active on their own, we’ve decided to release our Fitness Tests iPhone, iPad & Android app FREE. This app has been around since 2011 and was designed as a simple resource to support students through independent fitness test batteries. Fitness Tests at Home Task. also available in PDF form).

Fitness

PLT4M

OCTOBER 23, 2023

STATE GOAL 20: Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness based upon continual self-assessment. In recent years, many Illinois schools have adopted PLT4M to create fitness-education model of physical education for students.

PE

My Zone

JANUARY 9, 2024

The group fitness digital, technology & wearable fitness trackers are perfect for individuals & operators Myzone is an innovative, wearable heart rate system.

Achievement

PLT4M

APRIL 2, 2024

Physical education plays a crucial role in shaping the health and fitness habits of individuals from an early age. Lifetime fitness activities are workouts, exercises, and sports that people can continue to enjoy and benefit from at any stage of their lives, regardless of their age or fitness level.

Fitness

My Zone

JUNE 6, 2024

You don’t need to have a huge fitness event to have a huge impact within your community. With an achievable goal for almost everyone, Myzone record holding gym, Jones Fitness, has cemented its place as a health partner for members and anyone that wants to move.

Fitness

Open Phys Ed

JANUARY 15, 2024

Jump rope participation provides valuable physical activity experiences for students that provide a relevant context for a variety of fitness-related lessons. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness. Performs intermediate jump-rope skills (e.g.,

Motor Skills

PLT4M

JUNE 13, 2023

Functional fitness is any exercise or workout that improves your body’s natural movement patterns. This article will discuss what functional fitness is, why it is important, and how to incorporate it into physical education and everyday life. Functional Fitness on full display!

Fitness

PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

It is essential for students to learn how to stay fit and healthy. A fitness curriculum can help teachers to provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to stay fit and active. Fitness curriculum focuses on building skills in physical activity options that students can do beyond the walls of schools.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JULY 31, 2023

Positive reinforcement for their achievements and constructive feedback on areas of improvement can boost students’ confidence and motivation. Goal Setting and Achievement: Regularly tracking students’ progress helps them set achievable goals and work towards accomplishing them.

Physical Education

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

There are countless fitness trackers and smartphone apps available for individual use. And with the rise of wearable devices and fitness apps, schools have reimagined what a data-driven approach to physical education can look like. Next, we take a closer look at how three schools are using fitness tracking to empower students.

Physical Activity

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A wide range of SEL activities for high school students can help achieve this. 2) Self Management Self-management: The abilities to manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations. Does what we are about to say fit the THINK acronym?

High School

Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Exercises like ‘Jump the Spinner,’ where students learn while having fun with fitness, and ‘The Magic Number Team Activity,’ are a great way to foster inclusivity. Help students to know it is okay to make mistakes and fitness is fun. Can you achieve a double catch with everyone in the class?

Creativity

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

It might be tempting to look at children’s lack of physical fitness and point the finger at ‘lazy kids.’ ’ Kids sit in front of computer screens all day; of course, they don’t prioritize physical fitness. Exercise and Academics – Why Aren’t Kids More Physically Active?

Academics

First Beat

JUNE 26, 2024

Firstbeat Sports is a single-platform solution that provides elite sports teams with data on training load, intensity, fitness, performance readiness, stress, recovery, and more. The Dolphins are the most successful basketball club in Sweden, and we are here to support them to achieve their next goals.

Physiology

The Sporting

JULY 10, 2023

How to Keep Your Clients Coming Back for More: 5 Top Tips for Fitness Professionals and Personal Trainers One of the really tough aspects of being a fitness professional is client retention, but we have some suggestions on how to win the long game. If you’re working in a fitness class environment… be fun !

Gyms