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

SHAPE America

Learn how to identify their target heart rate zone (and understand why staying within that zone can improve cardiovascular endurance). Students move in ways they enjoy, explore their strengths, and reinforce skills that transfer to recess, sports and recreational life. These quick check-ins help students build awareness and ownership.

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World Heart Day Q&A with Stanford Children’s Heart Doctors

Stanford Childrens

For the majority of young children with heart disease, recreational play is not restricted. Moderate exercises include brisk walking, dancing, biking, and recreational swimming. Q: What types of exercise can a child with heart disease do, and which should they avoid? They can try both moderate and vigorous exercises.

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Electrolytes: Essential Functions for Optimal Health

Designs for Health

Water alone cannot replenish the electrolytes lost due to dehydration, and electrolyte concentration in body fluids affects the cardiovascular, endocrine, and central and autonomic nervous systems. Cardiovascular Health A healthy Na+/K+ ratio is associated with healthy aging and reduced cardiovascular disease risk.

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Creating a Holistic Detox Plan for Sustainable Weight Management

Designs for Health

Research suggests that the exposure, accumulation, and removal of toxins may be associated with chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. These three phases must function optimally and be balanced with healthy lifestyle habits and a myriad of supportive nutrients.

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Volume 1, Updated and Remastered

Montessori Physical Education

Some lessons were rebuilt from the bottom up There were three lessons in particular that I recreated: Timeline Foosball, Energy Balance (Soccer), and Life Cycle of a Star. Plus Cardiovascular System Kickball is still there for you kickball enthusiasts. These situations are noted within the lesson plans.

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5 Keys To Improve Health & Fitness In Your Community

Skillastics

Healthy communities offer ways for residents of all ages to stay fit, which improves their cardiovascular health, reduces heart attacks, reduces sickness and diseases, and increases lifespan. It’s also important for recreation, afterschool, and exercise facilities to have options for reusable, durable equipment that isn’t a one-time use.

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Stress Awareness Month

A Positive Approach To Teen Health

It increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and cardiac death. Work stress and burnout can contribute to a cardiovascular risk. Take time for recreation. Get treatment for clinical depression. Depression can affect physical health. Engage in exercise, get social, and challenge the negative thinking.