PLT4M

AUGUST 25, 2022

Exercise and fitness should not be a one size fits all approach. Modified exercises allow every individual to succeed in fitness. In this blog, we will explore 5 exercise modification examples that are an excellent addition to any physical education class or workout. Let’s use the push-up as an example. Get Access Here.

Exercise

Elementary P.E. Games

MARCH 2, 2022

The game allows kids to be creative, get exercise, and most importantly have fun! Patrick’s Day game with my younger K-1 students, as it’s always fun to see what movements and dances they come up with. Try to complete all the movement challenges! . I like using this St. Stay Connected.

Dance

Teen Health 101

MAY 17, 2022

Exercise is known to affect your physical health substantially, but movement also has many benefits on your mental health and well-being. However, it is important that you exercise safely and intuitively to avoid further harm to your body or mind. Exercise can also help people manage depression. Jasper Smits, Ph.D.,

Exercise

Gopher Sport

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In this blog, we’ve compiled 13 creative and enjoyable winter-themed indoor activity ideas that you can do with your students, turning your gym into a winter wonderland of movement and fun! Frosty Fitness Dice Exercises: Keep the workout engaging by using Gopher’s TossUp Dice with different winter exercises on each side.

PE

Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Exercises like ‘Jump the Spinner,’ where students learn while having fun with fitness, and ‘The Magic Number Team Activity,’ are a great way to foster inclusivity. integrity, compassion, kindness, creativity, cooperation, or even smiling:) 3. 3 – Identify as many muscles as you can.

Creativity

The Sporting

JULY 6, 2023

The Best Pull-Up Bar Exercises For Strong Abs and Your Ultimate Ab Workout If you want strong, toned abs that are the envy of your friends, why not try adding pull-up bar ab exercises to your routine? We’ve put together a list of great pull-up bar exercises, including a simple workout sample routine to use at your next gym session!

Exercise

Skillastics

JUNE 23, 2022

Studies have proven that physical movement helps kids improve their memory, increase their motivation, and improve motor skills. Movement and physical activity truly helps kids think and learn differently. Exercise was proven to: Increase the number of neurotransmitters in the brain. Absolutely. Improve oxygen flow to the brain.

Movement

Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

It doesn't have to be running; many different movement modalities exist. We want to give the child as many potential possibilities as we can by exposing the child to as many different types of movement as possible. However, we do work towards mastering basic gross and fine motor movements. “

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Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We’ve brewed up a list of Halloween-themed physical education games and exercises that will have your students howling with excitement. Monster Mash-Up Fitness Exercises Here are a few Halloween themed fitness exercises you can do with your students! Get creative and hang bats or ghosts from the top of the Hockey net.

PE

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 14, 2023

FlipFrenzy Set is a game that combines speed, strategy, and exercise for an electrifying PE session. And for an extra twist, encourage creative movement as they flip their way to victory! Scatter the vinyl discs and let the excitement begin! Students race against the clock, flipping discs to reveal their team’s color.

Gyms

Montessori Physical Education

MARCH 26, 2023

With enough manipulation, a new tool was invented to unleash creativity and possibility. In a traditional PE class, the physical gross motor movement practice is the beginning and the end. The hands, specifically with the feature of the opposable thumb, accelerated the development of the human mind through a positive feedback loop.

Motor Skills

Reinventing the Game

APRIL 14, 2022

With this little exercise on trying to get the steps right, it seems to support that we are very structured people and we seek clear, chronological processes to make sense of our teaching. Without doubt, as experts, we can predict much movement outcomes when it comes to skills, values, etc.

Physical Education

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. There are five different movement families within parkour: (1) landings, (2) spins, (3) vaults, (4) wall movements and (5) swings. Types of Movement Families: 1. Consider parkour!

Elementary School

The Sporting

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Gymnasts perform various movements with the rope such as throws, catches, swings and more. The hoop offers the widest range of motions and features of any rhythmic gymnastics apparatus, resulting in some of the most creative and expressive routines. It takes coordination and rhythmic movement to handle a club.

Coordination

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 16, 2024

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

PE Teacher

Skillastics

AUGUST 22, 2022

With so many different ways to find exercise resources, it can feel like your program has to stand out just to keep up! Get creative Change the scenery, order of exercise, or even topic. Creativity prevents boredom, and mixing it up a little bit keeps your program fresh.

Fitness

A Positive Approach To Teen Health

JUNE 28, 2022

Teens who enjoy creating content could make creative iMovies or interesting Instagram Reels. No matter what they come up with here, if they actually start being creative with what they enjoy, at the end of the summer, our students can see a body of work that their summer hours have produced (and celebrate their growth in those weeks). 3.

Creativity

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

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

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.

Fitness

PLT4M

JUNE 22, 2022

Exercise has mental and physical benefits that support better learning and happier lives. About Stride Enrichment Programs Stride Enrichment Programs help ignite interests in teens and adults and encourage them to learn new skills, build a portfolio of creative work, and foster long-lasting friendships and professional connections. ?

Fitness

Skillastics

AUGUST 22, 2022

With so many different ways to find exercise resources, it can feel like your program has to stand out just to keep up! Get creative. Change the scenery, order of exercise, or even topic. Creativity prevents boredom, and mixing it up a little bit keeps your program fresh.

Fitness

Heartzones

MARCH 8, 2022

This creative multi-dimensional lesson allows for physical educators to reach outside the walls of the gymnasium and into the hearts and minds of the community to gather support for physical education while helping to educate community members on how to live healthier lives. “The Day in The Life of.” And for a while, this was enough.

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. Then you will be assigned a movement. That is 4 minutes!

Physical Activity

PLT4M

JANUARY 30, 2023

Every student in class can find the right movement to still achieve a great workout. These workouts creatively mix a combination of strength training, plyometrics and cardio. These lessons help to build students fitness skills and incorporate a wide variety of movements and exercises to promote a full body workout.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JUNE 5, 2023

As an added layer of differentiated learning strategies, we also provide extra support for how to scale and modify the movement to address the different levels that students can try the skill of a push-up. The Push Up: Movement Scaling Real, full range of motion push ups are HARD. So let’s take a closer look!

Physical Education

Physical Education Ideas

OCTOBER 20, 2024

It adds a new layer of excitement to lessons, keeping students engaged, fostering creativity, and boosting morale. By integrating games like "Witches Hat Tag" and "Night of the Living Zombie Tag" (both found in the Night of the Active Dead resource ), you’ll channel their Halloween excitement into purposeful movement.

Fitness

Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 30, 2023

That means exercise reduces our risk of dying from anything by 20-30 percent! This time is about stimulating the senses, which goes beyond the five senses and includes vestibular (movement) and proprioception (body position). These people express themselves creatively, look for purposeful activity, and make decisions for themselves.

Physical Activity

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. Are you ready to join the movement? But by far the biggest impact – the thing that has really made a difference this year – is PE with Coach Quentin Adams.

PE

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In even more immediate settings, visualization exercises can help you create a positive image about an upcoming test, performance, competition, or even social interaction. This is no environment to focus on your creative space or sports practice, or competition. Suddenly, your brain, heart, and body are out of whack and panicking.

Nervous system

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

These adaptations are grouped based on their function whether its improving access, guiding movement, or breaking down skills into manageable steps. It promotes social interaction, motor skill development, and independence while reducing barriers to movement.

Motor Skills

Stanford Childrens

JANUARY 16, 2025

He had to be paralyzed because just one movement could shift the tube just a little bit, which could mean no air going into his lungs and oxygen loss to his brain, says Peggy Han, MD , pediatric critical care doctor in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Stanford Childrens. They put their trust in us, she says.

Nutrition