PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

And this lack of physical activity doesn’t come without consequences – it impacts everything from students struggling to focus in class to staggering rates of childhood obesity. In the past, we have looked at physical education as the sole solution to addressing physical activity and students’ physical health and well-being.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Physical activity defined by Shape is “any bodily movement that results in energy expenditure.” It empowers elementary school, middle school, and high school students to build up a wide variety of tools to live healthy lifestyles. Piekarz-Porter, et al.

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PLT4M

AUGUST 22, 2023

And again, we must reiterate that the health benefits of physical education are not limited to only our very young people in elementary schools. Instead, all grade levels, including high school students, can reap the health benefits of physical education. Healthy Weight – Helps regular body weight and reduce body fat.

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PLT4M

JULY 15, 2022

Kids need daily physical activity levels, whether we are talking about elementary school children or young adult high school students. We can’t assume that students will get this outside of school. We will pick two simple movements, work for 20 seconds, rest for 10 and do 8 total rounds. That is 4 minutes!

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Spark PE

JANUARY 14, 2022

Physical activity provides many health benefits to children and adolescents [SJ3] , mainly related to mental health, obesity, and risk factors for future chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. But there is a possibility the reduction in physical activity could impact the COVID-19 pandemic itself.

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