SHAPE America

AUGUST 11, 2022

These notes became the foundation for a two-part series we would later write for the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), “Transitioning From Students of Teaching to Teachers of Students.”. As the clock ticks toward graduation, those innocent, every-once-in-a-while thoughts gain strength. Running the Race.

Physical Education

Active Schools Us

JUNE 6, 2024

Finding Strength in Challenges Research has shown that people who have faced significant adversity are often more successful. It teaches us valuable lessons, builds character, and can help us reach our highest potential. We realize our full potential and discover our inner strength when overcoming obstacles. I can do this!

Teaching

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Let’s take a look at in season strength training and break down the why, what, and how! At the same time, the absence of resistance training will always equal substantial losses of strength and power. Let’s take a quick look at exactly why consistent strength training during the season puts your team in the best position to win.

Strength

PLT4M

AUGUST 25, 2022

Exercise and fitness should not be a one size fits all approach. Modified exercises allow every individual to succeed in fitness. In this blog, we will explore 5 exercise modification examples that are an excellent addition to any physical education class or workout. Let’s use the push-up as an example. Get Access Here.

Exercise

Aspire-Ed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Here we break down that impact and take a closer look at why gymnastics is an essential sport to teach in primary school. Teaching gymnastics develops key physical skills. Flexibility, strength, technique, speed, control, coordination and balance are all developed through gymnastics.

Primary School

Carly's P.E. Games

OCTOBER 5, 2019

This year I began my 15th year teaching Physical Education. pretty awesome teaching in the school's newly renovated gymnasium! Daily Dozen Warm-Up Routine - The students begin class by participating in a choreographed, fun mix of 12 exercises. Happy fall everyone! I must say, it is One of our new students! Check them out below!

Schooling

Physical Education Ideas

JUNE 15, 2019

When it comes to exercise, this is all language you probably don’t need to tell your students. In a world where technology is taking over and “Fortniting” is more popular than bike riding, it is important we all send the same consistent message about the importance of exercise to our students. How much exercise do children need?

Exercise

PLT4M

JANUARY 12, 2024

A well-structured strength and conditioning program can enhance strength, power, speed, agility, capacity, and endurance while reducing the risk of injury. This is where strength and conditioning templates come into play. With Excel, coaches could write training programs with exercises, sets, reps, and percentages.

Strength

PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

Therefore, high school strength and conditioning curriculum plays a pivotal role in students’ long-term development in physical education. This article explores specific programs and approaches for the different levels of students in a high school strength and conditioning program.

High School

Active Schools Us

JANUARY 11, 2023

One way to seek your own professional development is to engage with other highly effective teachers who you feel have something to offer your perspective and general strategies for teaching. 2- When engaging with new teachers, discuss what their perceived strengths and weaknesses are from their point of view as well as from yours.

Education

PLT4M

JUNE 14, 2023

Strength and conditioning software is a powerful tool. In this article, we will discuss the benefits of strength and conditioning software for high schools and how to choose the right software for your needs. Understanding how each business operates can help you find the right strength and conditioning software for your use case.

High School

PLT4M

MARCH 15, 2023

What is the right workout app for high school strength and conditioning? We break down the 5 keys for a high school strength and conditioning app. In addition, we highlight schools across the country using a strength and conditioning app for PE and athletics. A high school student uses the PLT4M app during his workout.

High School

PLT4M

AUGUST 9, 2024

As a result, many schools encourage and support students in designing personal fitness plans in physical education to build and bridge important concepts around fitness and exercise. This approach aims to teach students the value of regular exercise and how to design routines that suit their individual needs and goals.

Fitness

Arizona Health and Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2024

Because every child with Autism has their own unique strengths and needs, they can challenge us to help them successfully participate in physical education. Below are some strategies and ideas for teaching students with autism in physical education. The idea of the reinforcer is to teach the child (or to practice) cause and effect.

Physical Education

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This includes capacities to recognize one’s strengths and limitations with a well-grounded sense of confidence and purpose. Explicit – Emotions Activity In this lesson, high schoolers practice labeling and experiencing different emotions during a meditation exercise.

High School

Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Nothing brought shame quite like a week-long test that evaluated speed, strength, and flexibility. They say comparison is the thief of joy, and I was never happy comparing my speed or hanging strength to others. The same can be said for students who decide they are not athletic and exercise is not for them.

PE

Gopher Sport

MAY 7, 2024

Finding Strength in Challenges Adversity is hard/draining. Use adversity as an opportunity to get better, grow stronger, to change, to heal, to learn, to teach. It teaches us valuable lessons, builds character, and can help us reach our highest potential. The full benefits of adversity can literally change your life!

Teaching

The Sporting

MARCH 24, 2023

Kelsey believes that low-impact exercises are very helpful for your body, and she shares plenty of yummy healthy recipes, useful workout ideas and updates from her life journey. With over two million followers, she continues to post her workout videos and she teaches her followers how to exercise the right way.

Fitness

Open Phys Ed

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The activities in this module are designed to teach students how to move safely around a track (running loop) while exploring different locomotor movements and having imaginative fun with their classmates. 1) Identifies the heart as a muscle that grows stronger with exercise/play and physical activity. (2)

Nutrition

The Sporting

MARCH 19, 2023

A History of Yoga - The abridged version Yoga is one of the most popular forms of physical and mental exercise in modern life. Where once humans pounded the streets on long runs as their primary form of exercise, you are now far more likely to find them in various poses in a yoga class. These slowly became westernized.

Exercise

Physed n Health

JANUARY 23, 2024

Timer-Based Push Up and Curl Up Test Measuring upper body strength and core stability has never been easier with our new timer-based push-up and curl-up test. Select from a wide range of exercises, and receive real-time feedback on their performance. Let’s dive in: 1.

Agility

MSU

OCTOBER 21, 2024

I started my career instructing at a community college in Arizona after completing my bachelor’s degree in clinical health fitness from Central Michigan University and my master’s degree in exercise and nutrition science from Lipscomb University.

Nutrition

Gopher Sport

JULY 26, 2024

As physical educators, I believe that we can make a big difference in the gym, teaching peace and love through our everyday practices. Promoting Active Listening with Students In my Texas curriculum guide, I have to teach about “listening,” so last year I made up this project called the “Tell me More” project.

Physical Education

PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

Students can practice and develop body control, balance, mobility, strength, and more through the fun and exciting sport of gymnastics. At PLT4M, we recommend teaching gymnastic skills to the entire class allowing ample students time to practice the movements together. Each exercise has written and video instruction.

PE Teacher

Heartzones

JULY 10, 2023

This revolutionary thought process will change the way we teach physical education. It is impossible to know what intensity each person is working at or for how long their heart rates have been sustained in the proper heart rate zone during exercise without heart rate sensors. Then something changed. Show me your data.

Physical Education

The Physical Educator

MARCH 26, 2022

This is part two of my three-part blog post mini-series on the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model. Part Two: Nine Teaching Strategies That Support TPSR In The Classroom. Visuals can help you communicate expectations in your teaching. Part Three: How To Structure A TPSR Lesson.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JUNE 13, 2023

Functional fitness is any exercise or workout that improves your body’s natural movement patterns. This type of exercise emphasizes functional movements that can be used in everyday life. It is designed to increase strength, power, mobility, and balance, while improving overall health and wellbeing.

Fitness

Stanford Childrens

JULY 15, 2024

Whether it’s swimming, biking, playing sports, or cooking together, these activities not only keep children active and fit, but also instill lifelong habits of physical exercise and healthy living. If you know what their natural strengths are, separate them from what you want them to be interested in or what their siblings are into.

Creativity

The Sporting

MAY 4, 2023

According to the Tai Chi Foundation , it usually takes around 30 to 36 class hours to learn the basic Tai Chi movements, depending on your teaching schedule. Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg This movement demonstrates the principle of balance, coordination and strength as well as the flow of energy through the body.

Movement

PLT4M

JANUARY 25, 2024

But with the right pull up modification, any individual can begin to master this challenging exercise. We explore different pull up modification options to support every individual and their relative strength and ability. >>> A strength coach talks to an athlete as they hang from a pull up bar.

Strength

PLT4M

JUNE 15, 2023

A quality physical education program goes beyond skill building and teaches students about healthy lifestyles through fitness, nutrition, health, and more. Physical Competence – With PLT4M, students are introduced to fundamental movement skills to safely and effectively exercise during physical education and beyond.

Physical Education

PLT4M

MARCH 1, 2023

Whether for athletic development or general fitness, the barbell back squat is one of the most effective exercises for developing muscular strength. One of the most common mistakes in middle and high school strength training is jumping right to the barbell. Download Now! That is how to safely “fail a lift.”

Movement

PLT4M

JANUARY 16, 2024

Bodyweight exercises like the push up are fantastic additions to any strength training program or fitness journey. And like any movement or exercise, the push up can be scaled, modified, and progressed to empower individuals of all experiences and abilities. From there, we can start try different variations of the exercise.

Strength

PLT4M

APRIL 11, 2023

The strict press is an excellent exercise for building upper body strength. However, teaching the proper form and technique required for a successful strict press can take time and effort. Some of these exercise labels are the same movement, while others offer different equipment and movement variations.

Movement

Heartzones

JUNE 13, 2023

Here’s how to show your community the strength of your program now that you “don’t play games” but teach physical literacy and active movement. I was introduced to cross-country skiing by a friend in my second year of teaching. Our community members loved the classes we offered on Saturdays to teach them how to ski.

Gyms

Montessori Physical Education

JUNE 19, 2022

His call to action included lobbying teachers and administrators to increase PE in school, and to develop a lifelong exercise habit like hiking. Teachers have to spend time teaching towards the test, and anything that doesn’t directly improve test scores is expendable. This is the unfortunate legacy of No Child Left Behind.

Academics

PLT4M

JANUARY 11, 2024

When it comes to school fitness facilities, the weight room stands out as a hub for students to build strength, endurance, and confidence. This means physical education teachers, sports coaches, athletic trainers, strength coaches, and administrators should all actively work together toward weight room safety.

Schooling