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College-Bound Teen Overcomes Rare Lymphoma

Stanford Childrens

Mia Gatanaga, a happy, beautiful 17-year-old advanced placement honor student, loved to play competitive travel volleyball and serve as president of her church youth group. She was looking forward to finishing her senior year in high school, playing as defensive specialist on her varsity team, going to senior ball and prom, graduating with honors, and heading to college.

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Keynote: Swim England

Aspire-Ed

It’s part of the national curriculum, boosts physical and mental health, and is both a life and a lifesaving skill. And yet 1 in 4 children leave school unable to swim. Primary schools are faced with a multitude of challenges when it comes to delivering swimming and water safety lessons. Funding, teacher training, curriculum pressures, facility access, just to name a few.

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The Latest on Quercetin’s Impact on Cellular Senescence

Designs for Health

Cellular senescence is a process in which some cells, after becoming stressed or damaged, may undergo irreversible changes including resistance to apoptosis and increased metabolic activity. It is a potential driver of many processes leading to age-related diseases (ARD). Studies suggest that even a relatively small quantity of senescent cells (SCs) may cause tissue dysfunction.

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PE Curriculum Re-Design: Guest Blog by Carl Broome

PE Scholar

Have you ever questioned whether our subject is serving young people in the best way it can? Is it time for a PE curriculum re-design?

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Reimagine the Role of PE to Reconnect With Your Students

Speaker: Jeremy Kellem, M.Ed. - Educational Strategist, Former Athlete, and CEO/Founder of W.I.N. (We Impact Now, LLC)

For many students, physical education is critical to becoming active and developing healthy routines. But how is this possible anymore with the repercussions of the pandemic? Years of COVID-19, social distancing, and virtual learning have all had a profound effect on students, which means educators need to adjust their classes accordingly. The good news is that P.E. can still play a vital role in helping students intellectually, emotionally, physically, and socially.

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Glowing Glue Art Project for Kids

S&S

Objective: Creating unique artwork in unusual ways! This is a super simple craft project that kids will love! All you need is some white glue and neon paint on paper. Materials: Liquid Glue Fluorescent Paint Paper Blacklight Step 1: Do … Read More. The post Glowing Glue Art Project for Kids appeared first on S&S Blog.

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5 Health Benefits of Ashtanga Yoga

The Sporting

The benefits of Ashtanga yoga for your health and well-being Ashtanga yoga is famously known as one of the most athletic yoga forms. An Ashtanga routine demands flexibility, focus and fitness to create a calming effect on the body and mind. What makes Ashtanga different from other forms of yoga is that you’re supposed to perform the same asanas in the same order for the same breath count.

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Ashtanga Yoga: All You Need to Know

The Sporting

Everything you need to know about Ashtanga yoga Ashtanga yoga or Ashtanga vinyasa yoga is a combination of exercises that range from calisthenics to contortionist movements. K.Pattabhi Jois is credited with introducing it., and it is seen as the modern-day form of classical Indian Yoga. It is a superb way to be in tune with your body and it increases your kinaesthetic sense.

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Dynamic Rondo

Player Development Project

This practice is designed to provide players with the opportunities to train their ability to retain possession of the ball through passing and receiving. Quick Navigation About the Video Additional Information Practice Overview Interpreting the Diagrams Diagrams Objectives Organisation Observations & Interventions About the Video In the video below, Dan will talk you through the structure of the practice, various outcomes and how you can adapt it for your players.

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The Mystery Ball: Facts and Background

The Sporting

Everything you need to know about Doosra, the mystery ball The game of cricket has many aspects that appeal to the connoisseur's eyes. Some people find the most appeal in the athleticism and power produced by fast bowlers. Others adore the skill of the reverse swing, where the ball moves in ways that defy logic. However, today, let’s focus on the off-spin bowling art, with all of its sensitivities, and how it has frequently been called the most romantic form of cricket bowling.

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Laughter and a Potts Shunt Are the Best Medicine for Boy With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension

Stanford Childrens

Stanford Medicine Children’s Health gives kids with advanced pulmonary hypertension another option besides lung transplant. Up until age 9, Hayden from Visalia, California, was unstoppable. Having lost his mother very early on to a hereditary form of severe pulmonary hypertension , he intrinsically knew how important it was to get the most out of every single day.

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

Physical education is an important part of the development of the whole person: physically, socially, emotionally, and cognitively. By providing education in movement competency, education on using movement to develop the ability to be self-regulated and motivated, and education through movement to develop ‘habits of mind’ for positive and constructive engagement with others, PE provides a basis for personal and community health and wellbeing.