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How to ‘Spring’ Into Physical Activity During National PE & Sport Week

SHAPE America

National PE & Sport Week (May 1-7) is just about here. And with the celebration of healthy lifestyles, active minds and bodies, let’s reflect on the importance of physical education and sports. SHAPE America’s National PE & Sport Week allows us to showcase, promote, advocate, and show off our best ideas. Spoiler alert!

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Sports for Fitness: The 8 Best Sports for Improving Your Physical Fitness

The Sporting

The Top 8 Sports for Fitness: Your Full Guide to The Best Sports To Improve Fitness While some people thrive in the structured environment of a gym, not everyone feels like they are cut out for the gym grind. But which sports are actually best for fitness? And there’s nothing wrong with that!

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National Physical Education & Sport Week

Arizona Health and Physical Education

National PE & Sport Week is a celebration of the importance of physical education and health education, in addition to kicking off National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Health and physical education is a critical component of a well-rounded education.

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Politicians! We Need a National Fitness Strategy and a New National Identity!

Physical Education Update

But in order to realize these savings, we need a national strategy for fitness. The strategy must be comprehensive with the goal of establishing a national identity that includes fitness, health and physical competence. Our national identities must become tied in with fitness. How much can a national fitness strategy save?

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How I Use Firstbeat in Professional Sports to Identify Trends in Players’ Fitness

First Beat

This article is written by Domenik Theodorou , a Firstbeat Sports client and Performance Coach at RASTA Vechta , a professional basketball team competing in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). In this article, Domenik shares practical advice and tips on using Firstbeat to help identify trends in player fitness.

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Why Sports Play an Important Role in Schools

Active Schools Us

Sports activities are more than just sources of entertainment in schools. Unfortunately, the Aspen Institute reports that less than 4 in 10 high school students participate in sports, and fewer than 25 percent of students meet the recommended level of regular physical activity.

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AQA GCSE PE Components of Fitness Posters

PE Scholar

These 10 components of fitness posters have been created to clearly illustrate the definition, a sporting example, and ways to train and test the major

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