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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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High School Physical Education Curriculum

PLT4M

PE teachers can’t do it alone. School leaders—including PE teachers, curriculum directors, principals, and counselors—must work together to build a program that reflects the needs of today’s students. Curriculum directors, principals, superintendents, and guidance counselors all have a role to play.

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Walking For Fitness Class

PLT4M

Walking regularly improves cardiovascular health by strengthening the heart and increasing circulation. Students learn the why behind walking for fitness—understanding how it improves cardiovascular health, supports mental wellness, and contributes to lifelong habits. With PLT4M, teachers have a clear roadmap to follow.

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Jump Rope Activities For Elementary PE

PLT4M

These activities also promote cardiovascular endurance, agility, and perseverance, making them a valuable part of any PE curriculum. Identifies movement strengths and opportunities for practice to support individual improvement. Identifies movement concepts related to locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills.

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Exciting New Features for PhysednHealth K-12 Platform

Physed n Health

These additions are aimed at providing even more value and engagement for both teachers and students. Timer-Based Push Up and Curl Up Test Measuring upper body strength and core stability has never been easier with our new timer-based push-up and curl-up test. Let’s dive in: 1.

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Hula Hoops and ChulaHoops: What’s the Difference?

Gopher Sport

Watch hundreds of PE teachers Hula hooping (some for of the first time) at TAHPERD! Teachers from coast to coast participated in the challenges at the booth and experienced the joy firsthand. It also improves core strength, coordination, and increases mobility! BEST hula hoops on the market – from 30 year PE teacher!

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SMART Goals for PE

PLT4M

While the spirit of the goal is to improve students’ cardiovascular health and aerobic capacity, it doesn’t meet students where they are at on their fitness journey. This allows them to take ownership and remove the need for the teacher to be the “gatekeeper” of SMART goals for PE. And that is okay!

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