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Mindful Movement: Best Exercises to Elevate Your Mental Health

The Sporting

Mind-Body Connection: The 10 Best Exercises for a Happier, Healthier You Ways to improve the mind-body connection through exercise and help improve mental resilience and relieve anxiety. Studies show that exercise of around 45 minutes two to five days a week can significantly improve mental health and physical fitness.

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The Importance of Exercise

Physical Education Ideas

When it comes to exercise, this is all language you probably don’t need to tell your students. In a world where technology is taking over and “Fortniting” is more popular than bike riding, it is important we all send the same consistent message about the importance of exercise to our students. How much exercise do children need?

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Functional Fitness – What, Why, & How

PLT4M

Functional fitness is any exercise or workout that improves your body’s natural movement patterns. This type of exercise emphasizes functional movements that can be used in everyday life. Functional fitness is any type of exercise or workout that translates to the demands of everyday activities.

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7 Fun and Creative Jump Rope Games

Gopher PE

Jump Rope Freeze Dance Play some upbeat music and have students jump rope to the rhythm. Jump Rope Scavenger Hunt Hide various objects or cards with exercise instructions around the gymnasium or outdoor area. Each card represents a specific jump rope exercise.

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Treadmill Running Workouts For Students

PLT4M

Each tread workout will allow students to challenge themselves with different endurance, hills, sprints, and more! Setting Your Speed On Treadmill Running Workouts Treadmill running workouts are interval training sessions that mix endurance, hills, and sprint work. At the end of each workout, runners can cool down and stretch.

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Evidence Based Practices In Education

PLT4M

Vigorous physical activity slows maturation, particularly if there is associated energy imbalance or emotional stress, but it does not greatly affect body size. Well-designed exercise programmes enhance the immediate physical, psychomotor and intellectual attainments of a child.

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Virtual PE Lessons with Free Downloadable PDF

PLT4M

” But past just physical activity , students need to learn the essential skills and strategies to exercise. But with virtual PE, students need a simple way to exercise with the limited equipment they have access to at home or no equipment at all. Dance Fitness Let’s turn up the music and have some fun!

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