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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? As physical educators, we have the opportunity and responsibility to rewrite the narrative by connecting fitness to fun and purpose.

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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

SHAPE America

Stairwells can provide a great fitness workout. 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). Fitness and dance videos are great. Fitness stations and speed stacking stations do not take up a lot of space.

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What Resiliency Means as a Marine

SHAPE America

Meet Gysgt Omanahernandez: Gunnery Sergeant Edwin Paul Omanahernandez has been a Force Fitness Instructor in the Fleet Marine Force for three of his 11 years of service. These collective benefits play a significant role in shaping youth and young adults into resilient, well-rounded members of society.

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Fitness Motivation : Elise Spicer - REAL Talk

The Sporting

Elise Spicer: Motivation and starting your fitness journey. Elise Spicer PT gives a very candid and honest account of her fitness motivation and what it took to take the first steps on her journey. Check out Elise on Instagram You are someone that knows all about motivation, and trying to find it.

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Fitness Motivation : Train with Gaff - Getting Bigger

The Sporting

Training and Fitness : “I’ll start tomorrow” - Next up is Abdullah Ghaffar AKA “Gaff” - bringing you more REAL talk on fitness motivation and starting your fitness journey Check out Train with Gaff on Instagram and YouTube Lots of people have mentioned how hard it is to take the first step in their fitness journey.

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How to Motivate Staff to Lead Physical Activity in Your Program (Even if They’re Not Fitness Pros)

Skillastics

Lets be honest most after-school and expanded learning programs arent staffed with certified fitness trainers or PE teachers. But heres the truth: you dont have to be a fitness expert to foster active, healthy habits in young learners. Simplify with Ready-Made Solutions A powerful way to motivate staff is to eliminate guesswork.

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Physical Education Electives

PLT4M

We explore some of the top physical education electives and how physical education teachers and programs across the country are encouraging lifetime fitness through a physical education electives model. >>> More On Wymossing Check out how Wyomissing has shifted to a LIfetime Fitness model using electives.