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Movement Matters: 5 Ways Physical Activity Improves Student Behavior

SHAPE America

As the wellness manager for my school district, one of my job responsibilities includes implementing the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) in our schools — essentially, making the school day more active. Once a week during their lunch period, the students joined me in the school gym for exercise.

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Ask Me Anything About Sports Medicine

Stanford Childrens

If your school has an athletic trainer, they can also help with returning them to sports safely. What can be helpful is dedicating a specific part of your exercise routine to stretching specifically, and not just on-the-fly quad stretching throughout your session or choosing to stretch things just when they hurt.

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Winter Sports Safety: How to Keep Student Athletes Injury-Free All Season

Magnus Health

Approximately halfway through the school year, its also the perfect time to refresh on protocols and reports. Since cold muscles are more prone to injuries, it’s essential to warm up the body before any exercise. For other high school winter sports, such as wrestling, a little more thought needs to go into layering.

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Digital Strength And Conditioning Program Template

PLT4M

Creating a great strength and conditioning program template takes more than just jotting down sets and reps on a spreadsheet. That’s why a good strength and conditioning program template should be more than static. That’s why a good strength and conditioning program template should be more than static.

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The Relentless School Nurse: We Are the Backbone of Student Health & Wellness

Relentless School Nurse

School nursing is evolving rapidly, reflecting broader societal changes and challenges in healthcare delivery. School nurses serve as educators, advocates, and crisis managers at the critical intersection of health and education. However, these increasing demands come at a time when many schools face significant nursing shortages.

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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

There are fewer sunlit hours after school for children to be outside and physically active. This time of year, it is increasingly important to incorporate physical activity into the school day. Instead of settling into an indoor, sedentary routine — it’s time to rethink the typical school day.

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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

SHAPE America

At some point, most physical education teachers have had to give up the gym for a concert, rehearsal, assembly, construction, or other school/community activity. I once taught physical education classes outside — in Minnesota — for a full school year (and a month into the next year) when our gymnasium was being renovated.