Gopher Sport

JULY 31, 2023

Flag Football Frenzy This engaging 2-week Flag Football unit offers a wide range of thrilling activities and skill-building exercises that will leave you eager to jump into the game. To improve their overall fitness, they’ll engage in dynamic circuit training, Jump and Jog, Hexagon Hustle, and Parachute Fitness exercises.

Agility

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 16, 2024

Hula hooping is a dynamic form of exercise that significantly benefits the heart. It also improves core strength, coordination, and increases mobility! Her passion for movement and creativity led her to develop a brand that promotes health, joy, and community through hula hooping.

PE Teacher

Physical Education Ideas

MAY 11, 2019

Countless hours of workbook pages or textbook exercises don’t exactly stimulate some of the young minds we encounter. Just to name a few: critical thinking skills, creativity, teamwork, and good sportsmanship. I love watching creativity flow through active game sessions. Games provide an environment for engaging practice.

Motor Skills

Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The goal of parkour is to overcome various obstacles in an efficient and creative way by jumping, swinging, climbing, and running. Strides are important since they can be used to connect different obstacles and they promote eye-feet coordination. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport , 89 (4), 429-439. Consider parkour!

Elementary School

Skillastics

JUNE 23, 2022

Exercise was proven to: Increase the number of neurotransmitters in the brain. Decades ago, science believed that neurons were only generated at birth, but we now know that physical activity can create new neurons through neurogenesis as we exercise. Movement and physical activity truly helps kids think and learn differently.

Movement

Skillastics

MARCH 10, 2022

According to Speed Stacks® , the company that manufactures all of the official equipment required for competition, “By increasing bilateral proficiency, a student develops a greater percentage of the right side of the brain, which houses awareness, focus, creativity and rhythm.”

Physical Activity

The Sporting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Gym or sports, as long as you’re engaged, you will feel better for exercising - and your body will thank you for it. 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. With tennis, you’ll do just that.

Fitness

Whole Child Sports

JANUARY 6, 2020

As our children grow into physically active, upright beings and we introduce them to sports, we pass the coaching baton to others, hopeful that while playing sports with their peers, our kids will be taught new skills, make friends, and develop a passion for exercise. Whole Child Sports encourages parents to introduce children ages !ve

Coaching

PLT4M

JANUARY 30, 2023

These workouts can help improve strength, endurance, and coordination, while also providing a fun and challenging way to get a full-body workout. These workouts creatively mix a combination of strength training, plyometrics and cardio. Bodyweight bootcamp is an interval training class for ALL FITNESS LEVELS.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JULY 15, 2022

We celebrated the ingenuity of physical education teachers and students to find creative ways to workout at home. We did so, because we knew that exercise’s mental and physical benefits were essential for students’ well-being while living through a pandemic. But we need to have PE teachers backs!

Physical Activity

Physical Education Ideas

OCTOBER 20, 2024

It adds a new layer of excitement to lessons, keeping students engaged, fostering creativity, and boosting morale. Creativity Meets Physical Fitness Halloween is all about imagination, and that’s something PE games can tap into too! Rather than standard sprints or drills, Halloween-themed games allow students to use their creativity.

Fitness

Active Schools Us

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Like many PE teachers, he’s had to find ways to engage the kids there in person and the ones at home who are in living rooms and in basements – their creatively is boundless. Coach Adams is amazing at making the mind-body connection and instilling coordination and confidence. It’s just amazing.

PE

Spark PE

JANUARY 14, 2022

All in-person recreation was closed, including youth sports, dance, martial arts, and exercise classes. On the positive side, in the US, exercise was generally considered an “essential activity” so people could use streets and sidewalks for walking, running, and biking. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.

Physical Activity

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

It supports skill development by providing structured opportunities for hand-eye coordination and controlled movement. This setup helps students focus on aim and coordination while keeping the game structured and predictable. It also enhances participation by making strength-based exercises more accessible to all students.

Motor Skills