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Creating an Effective Health and Wellness Club at School

SHAPE America

Considering the age range of these students, it was very important to keep them engaged and involved so I made sure that the first half of each club session was fun and engaging, while still educating students on the importance of physical activity, exercise and proper nutrition habits. The results were promising: 63.2% learned about the U.S.

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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

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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5 Ways to Celebrate PE & Sport Week in Your School … All Year Long!

SHAPE America

SHAPE America’s National Physical Education & Sport Week (May 1-7) is a celebration of the importance of physical education and sport in the lives of kids of all ages. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Show how these skills are developed across sport.

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Ask Me Anything About Sports Medicine

Stanford Childrens

Alexandra Abbott, MD (right) reviews an x-ray at the Children’s Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center in Sunnyvale, Calif. I’ve reflected on what it means to have longevity in sports and try to find the importance of things like reducing injury risk, reducing burnout, and trying to be a life-long athlete.

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

SHAPE America

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. Traditional approaches in physical education can lack joy, choice and relevance to students lives. Grades 9-12 2.12.7

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Thoughts on youth sport rentention, coaching and coach development

Learning Through Sport

Coaches are prominent in youth sport retention. This is important for 'present' retention as players who are engaged in a positive sporting culture and climate show increased level of enjoyment, motivation and wellbeing. The most influential factor in dropping out of sport is a lack of enjoyment. The quality of coaching matters.

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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

SHAPE America

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.). Being inside is a good time to introduce proper technique for exercises/fitness and teach partner skills (how to motivate and correct a partner’s exercise form). No Problem!

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