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Creating an Effective Health and Wellness Club at School

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As a physical education teacher at Hebron High School in Carrollton, TX, I developed a Health and Wellness Club for our ninth-grade campus as an initiative to reduce obesity and related comorbidities that are associated with sedentary lifestyles and a lack of physical activity.

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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

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However, Spooner Middle School — located in the Northwoods of Wisconsin – is finding success by getting students away from their screens and taking them outdoors for fresh air and exercise. Half the students went out for daily exercise (such as biking), while a control group received traditional computer-based interventions.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Embracing “Exercise Snacks” For a Healthier You!

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When you hear “exercise snacks,” you might think of a protein bar or a piece of fruit. In 2023, consider incorporating these short bursts of activity into your daily routine to help achieve the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise per week.

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Fitness Through Play: How to Reimagine Physical Education for Lifelong Wellness

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Can play be exercise? Does exercise have to be associated with a negative connotation to be effective? Applies the principles of exercise in a variety of self-selected lifetime physical activities. Applies heart rate concepts to ensure safety and maximize health-related fitness outcomes. Grades 9-12 2.12.7

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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

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At times it was a challenge, but the experience proved to be great for my mental health, creativity, and growth as a teacher. For example, we used the play structures for warm-ups (chutes and ladders, follow the leader, partner exercise, upper body workout, climb and jump, etc.). Stairwells can provide a great fitness workout.

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5 Tips for Moving Your Career Forward as a Health and Physical Education Teacher

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At one such lunch with Mary Henninger, professor in the PETE program at Illinois State University, we began jotting down notes on a napkin — strategies for launching a successful career as a health and physical education teacher. You’ll find a broad network of health and physical education professionals on Twitter. We share resources.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Learn How Nurses are Healing Politics!

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The main event, July 24 – 27, 2025, in-person workshops, lectures, and role-playing exercises. nurse legislator) We cannot overstate the importance of nurses taking an active role in shaping health policies that impact our field. A post-session virtual meeting four weeks later to provide continued guidance and resolve challenges.

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