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High School Physical Education Curriculum

PLT4M

At a high level, 9th-grade physical education classes can help not only expose students to future electives and options but also introduce concepts like muscular strength, cardiovascular endurance, and so much more. Just look at the physical education program at Saratoga Springs High School in New York.

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Spin Bike Workouts For Beginners

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Cycling workouts offer students a low-impact yet highly effective means of improving cardiovascular fitness, endurance, and lower body strength. Throughout workouts, students practice form, technique, and strategy to build confidence, comfort, and conditioning on the bike. Students start each workout by getting warmed up on the bike.

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Cardiac Calcification Imaging

Teen Health 101

Cardiovascular disease accounts for one in every four deaths in the United States ( , CDC ). The most common cause of cardiovascular disease is atherosclerosis, the narrowing of the arteries due to plaque accumulation, obstructing blood flow and causing blood clots in the blood vessels ( , Mayo Clinic ). Introduction. Source: , AHA.