Gopher Sport

DECEMBER 1, 2023

As the winter season blankets much of the US in snow, it’s the perfect time to add the magic and joy of the season into your PE classes. This activity targets the core, shoulders, and cardiovascular fitness. This activity combines memory, coordination, and cardiovascular exercise with a festive twist.

PE

Physical Education Ideas

MARCH 14, 2024

So, grab your bunny ears and let's dive into a basket full of festive activities that will make your PE class egg-stra special! The Importance of Easter-Themed Games in PE: While the Easter games are filled with fun and laughter, they also serve an important role in a Physical Education program. Click here. Happy Easter, everyone!

PE

Gopher Sport

MARCH 5, 2024

Scooter activities provide cardiovascular and muscular endurance opportunities as well as so many other learning experiences. Kids love scooters because they are fast and fun! Use scooters to teach fleeing/dodging skills, fitness components, nutrition, teamwork, and offense/defense strategies!

Nutrition

Mr. Kirsch

MAY 21, 2025

Around The World State Standard: 1, 3, & 4 Equipment: Cones, Yarn Balls, Gator Balls, Jerseys Grade: 3-5 (K-2 possibly) Purpose of Event: Throwing, Cardiovascular Endurance, & Strategy Time: 18-25 minutes Description: Depending on the gymnasium, you may use the lines that make a Box in each corner of the gymnasium, or you can mark those areas (..)

Cardiovascular

Gopher Sport

JULY 12, 2024

Effective Physical Education (PE) instruction hinges on thorough lesson planning. If your goal is improving cardiovascular endurance, plan activities such as relay races or cardio kickball that will help enhance your student’s aerobic capacity. Find games that incorporate your objective and teach it to your students.

PE Teacher

Montessori Physical Education

JULY 30, 2023

Cardiovascular System Kickball is the ultimate game for you if you are teaching human body systems! In a whole PE class, they will be humans only for seconds! 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.

Schooling

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 16, 2024

Watch hundreds of PE teachers Hula hooping (some for of the first time) at TAHPERD! In the time-honored tradition of bringing the best to the PE world, Gopher debuted ChulaHoops at SHAPE National this year. BEST hula hoops on the market – from 30 year PE teacher! Bigger is easier! See the magic of the Extreme ChulaHoop!

PE Teacher

PE Scholar

JUNE 7, 2024

By Nathan Parkin | PhysiGames Introduction Imagine yourself as a Year 7 maths teacher, eager to engage your students in a lesson that challenges their

Fitness

The PE Hub

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In the hustle of modern education, where academic achievements often take the spotlight, the importance of physical education (PE) can sometimes be overlooked. Engaging in PE helps improve concentration, memory, and classroom behaviour.

Primary School

Gopher Sport

JULY 24, 2023

Jump rope is not just a simple childhood pastime; it’s an excellent way to keep kids active and engaged during PE. The rhythmic motion of jumping rope helps improve coordination, balance, and cardiovascular fitness. So, grab those jump ropes and get ready for an exciting adventure of fun and fitness in your elementary PE class!

Creativity

Montessori Physical Education

JUNE 19, 2022

There was an article published in the Washington Post titled, “What Happened to PE? In it, Jay Mathews makes the case that when schools are looking to cut the budget, PE is the first to go, despite the fact that there is a positive correlation between PE and academic achievement.

Academics

PLT4M

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For example, if they participate in sports, marching band, or prove they participate in some other type of physical activity, they don’t have to take PE. Examples of physical education include teaching concepts and building skills around things like muscular strength, endurance, mobility, cardiovascular health, and more.

Physical Activity

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

And while people argue that regular physical activity can be achieved without physical education, PE lesson plans and curriculum can help equip and ensure students become physically literate. Unlike other subjects, PE requires physical activity and movement, which can be intimidating to many students. More From Wyomissing!

High School

PLT4M

JUNE 8, 2023

Students perform a thruster with different types of equipment in PE class. 3 Steps To Utilizing the FITT Principle in PE Physical education can implement the FITT principle in a variety of ways. Was our Tuesday session focused on cardiovascular activity or muscular strength? Or a mix of both?

Physical Education

PLT4M

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Incorporating sleep lesson plans into PE and health is also a natural fit. Chronic sleep deficiency has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension and heart attacks.

Immune system

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Time on the field is already training repetitive, sub maximal power movements, muscular and cardiovascular conditioning, as well as sport-specific energy demands. It can also be an excellent tool for PE schedules, or sports that play multiple times per week as a day-before-the-game activity.

Strength

Heartzones

JUNE 27, 2023

They provide real-time feedback on heart rate and steps, helping students optimize their workout intensity and ensure they are staying within a safe and effective range.

Fitness

PLT4M

MARCH 7, 2024

Cycling workouts offer students a low-impact yet highly effective means of improving cardiovascular fitness, endurance, and lower body strength. Discover the Power of PLT4M There’s a reason more than 1,000 PE departments trust PLT4M for their Curriculum and Data Tracking needs. Reach out to learn more!

Cardio

PLT4M

JANUARY 30, 2023

One bodyweight bootcamp workout can build cardiovascular endurance, upper body and lower body muscular strength and endurance, mobility, core strength, and more. For example, a PE teacher will display a lesson or workout on a projector, and then move about the classroom to help give hands on feedback and guidance to students.

Physical Education

PLT4M

MARCH 15, 2024

However, through an off-season training program, basketball athletes can reap the benefits of resistance training for things like increasing strength, power, cardiovascular endurance, and more. PLT4M partners with over 1,000 schools in PE and Athletics. The high school weight room unlocks new levels of success for high school athletes.

High School

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Also, recognizing that Black history is American history and therefore should be celebrated year-round, you could also incorporate any of these activities into your health and PE curriculum throughout the year. Grades 3-5: What are some examples of cardiovascular exercises? Share Facts About Black Health and Wellness.

Physical Education

Physical Education Update

DECEMBER 23, 2022

And we make it too easy for them to stop, by not requiring physical activity through daily PE classes. And how many are relegating themselves to a life filled with obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other inactivity-related maladies! Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com. To check out the PE Update.com website, Click Here!

Obesity

Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Also, recognizing that Black history is American history and therefore should be celebrated year-round, you could also incorporate any of these activities into your health and PE curriculum throughout the year. Grades 3-5: What are some examples of cardiovascular exercises? What kinds of foods do you eat at home?

Physical Education

PE with Palos

JANUARY 28, 2021

While COVID-19 was originally thought to only impact the respiratory system, research has shown that it can also be detrimental to the cardiovascular system, even in young and healthy people. February is American Heart Month, and with the rise of COVID-19, maintaining cardiac health has become increasingly important for people of all ages.

Health