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

SHAPE America

The negative association with fitness can affect students perception of physical activity and the value of physical education. I often ask my students, How do you improve your fitness? When I ask for other examples, the gym falls silent. What if students could build fitness through joyful, purposeful movement?

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Using the City as Your Physical Education Classroom

SHAPE America

and as students slowly file into the gym, curiosity fills the air. My focus in physical education centers on equity and inclusion in fitness, particularly access to fitness options in underserved communities of color. The 20-minute bike ride serves as more than a “gym class.” The bell rings at 9 a.m.

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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

Adding more movement — through physical education, recess and active classrooms — is essential for beating the almost-winter blues. Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. The gym is not the only place where students can move, interact and learn by doing.

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Why gym members love fitness programmes for older adults

My Zone

Inspiring older adults to keep active, the owner of Mercian Fitness in the UK, Ian Northcott, knows the benefits that movement and mobility bring at any age, as does his community.

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How I Received Grants for My Physical Education Classes

SHAPE America

The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, I invited my fifth graders and their classroom teachers to my gym for a special event. To maximize time on task, some students worked with the bikes while others worked on fitness games that didn’t require a lot of space or set up. The bikes, helmets and books were all delivered by late October.

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Transforming PE with Culture and Character in Dubai

Gopher Sport

Physical Education is more than just sportsits about teamwork, leadership, and lifelong fitness habits. At the International School of Creative Science in the UAE, PE teacher Maryrose Camara is bringing all of this to life in a dynamic, culturally rich program thats engaging students in ways that go far beyond the gym.

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Can You Use CrossFit In Physical Education Classes?

Physical Education Update

It uses a fitness program called CrossFit to make special classes more difficult and challenging. The goal is to improved fitness in 10 different areas: cardiovascular endurance, strength, stamina, speed, flexibility, power, balance, coordination, agility, and accuracy. So here’s a concept that bucks that trend.