Wed.Apr 12, 2023

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The Relentless School Nurse: SUICIDE by GUN is on the RISE and is PREVENTABLE

Relentless School Nurse

I am honored to share a guest blog post from Barbara Markley, a community member and attorney from Broward County, Florida. In her post, she highlights Lock it Up!, a program that provides free gun locks and public education materials to anyone that requests them. By safely securing firearms, accidental shootings and gun suicides can be prevented.

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The Niki Lauda Story : Formula 1 Legend

The Sporting

The Story of Formula 1 Great, Niki Lauda Niki Lauda was an Austrian Formula 1 driver born on 22 February 1949 in Vienna in a wealthy industrialist family. You might think that that fast-tracked his career in Formula 1 , but actually, Lauda’s family was against his ambition to become a racing driver. This would later result in Lauda losing contact with his family due to their disapproval, as he searched for his place in ‘junior’ motor-sport categories such as Formula Vee or private Porsche sports

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April showers. April pressures! The PE Teacher's Work After Easter

The Everlearner

Dear PE teacher, I assume you are reading this roughly in the timeframe that I am writing it. That timeframe is April within an academic year. Returning after Easter can be stressful and this blog is aimed at supporting PE to teachers to frame those experiences with a degree of insight. Enjoy!

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Michael Laudrup: The Best Midfielder of a Generation

The Sporting

Michael Laudrup: The Greatest Midfielder of All? Football Journalist Drew Farmer takes a trip down memory lane to profile the great Michael Laudrup, possibly Denmark’s finest-ever player, and the best midfielder of a generation. “One of the most difficult players I have worked with. When he gives 80% to 90% he is still by far the best, but I want 100%, and he rarely does that.” -- Johan Cruyff Denmark is famous for a number of things.

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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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Cardiovascular Health and the Gut Microbiome: Is there a Link?

Designs for Health

Evidence suggests that the gut microbiome may influence certain aspects of cardiovascular health. The bidirectional relationship between the gut microbiome and the heart has been referred to as the “gut-heart axis.” Compositional differences in gut microbiota have been observed in individuals with certain cardiovascular illnesses when compared to healthy populations.

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Sport Education Athletics

PE Scholar

A spreadsheet to track scores over a Sport Education Season for Athletics to help maximise engagement, enjoyment and excellence.

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The Greatest Bodybuilders of All-Time

The Sporting

The 10 Best Bodybuilders in History Who are the greatest bodybuilders in the history of the sport? Phil Heath, the most dominant bodybuilder of recent times. Building a body that looks like it was carved out by Michelangelo himself is no walk in the park. Bodybuilding is a true testimony of human greatness, of what we can achieve if we pour our hearts and souls into something; it testifies to the sheer power of self-discipline!

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Recent Study Investigates Potential Correlation Between Vitamin D Status and Bone Fracture Risk in Pediatric Populations

Designs for Health

Evidence suggests that vitamin D deficiency may affect approximately 1 billion individuals globally, and insufficiencies in vitamin D may affect more than 40% of the general population. Vitamin D helps support healthy bone mineralization and calcium homeostasis regulation. Vitamin D is essential for bone formation during childhood development. Deficiencies in vitamin D in the pediatric population may be a result of inadequate nutritional intake, decreased absorption, darker skin pigmentation, la