article thumbnail

7 Fun and Creative Jump Rope Games

Gopher PE

The rhythmic motion of jumping rope helps improve coordination, balance, and cardiovascular fitness. To add excitement to your elementary PE lessons, here are 10 fun and creative jump rope games that your students will love! Jump Rope Freeze Dance Play some upbeat music and have students jump rope to the rhythm.

article thumbnail

Egg-citing Easter Games for a Hoppin' Good PE Class!

Physical Education Ideas

From hopping like bunnies to rolling eggs, these activities improve cardiovascular health, coordination, and agility. Boosts Creativity and Imagination: The festive nature of Easter games encourages students to use their creativity and imagination.

PE 98
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Free Lessons for the New School Year!

Montessori Physical Education

To help alleviate some of the new school year anxiety and replace it with excitement, I have three free lessons and a video to get your creative juices flowing. Cardiovascular System Kickball is the ultimate game for you if you are teaching human body systems!

article thumbnail

13 Winter-Themed Indoor Activity Ideas for PE!

Gopher PE

In this blog, we’ve compiled 13 creative and enjoyable winter-themed indoor activity ideas that you can do with your students, turning your gym into a winter wonderland of movement and fun! This activity targets the core, shoulders, and cardiovascular fitness. white Yuki Balls.

PE 92
article thumbnail

Sports for Fitness: The 8 Best Sports for Improving Your Physical Fitness

The Sporting

Sports provide an excellent cardiovascular workout and add an element of fun and competition to your fitness journey - and they are a great way to get some exercise back into your life. This sport contributes significantly to heart health, improving cardiovascular fitness and promoting efficient heart function.

Fitness 59
article thumbnail

Webinar Wrap-Up

Montessori Physical Education

Third, we want to be as disease free as possible from cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, cancer, and metabolic diseases. These people express themselves creatively, look for purposeful activity, and make decisions for themselves. Exercise can similarly be broken into two types: cardiovascular training and resistance training.

article thumbnail

PACT Team Says Yes to Passed-Over Donor Heart, Giving Young Man a Second Chance

Stanford Childrens

While we’ve used Heart in a Box before, he’s the first one to benefit from our clinical innovation where we keep the heart beating during transplant surgery,” says Michael Ma, MD , thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon. Since 2017, Dr. Hollander and his colleagues have been reviewing every pediatric heart offer they’ve received and rejected.