SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. It is estimated that kids get about 5,000-6,000 steps during school on non-PE days and 7,000-8,000 steps on PE days. Middle and high school students take even fewer steps during a typical school day.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Authors Note: In recent years, the larger educational community has explored if any subject should be required, especially at the high school level. Arguments Against Physical Education in Schools To thoroughly explore the question “should physical education be required” let’s start with the arguments against PE.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In this article, we feature some of the top physical education articles that help make the case for quality daily physical education opportunities for elementary, middle, and high school students. However, physical education classes are far from the gym class stereotypes portrayed in popular movies and TV shows.

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Heartzones

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Check out the heart rate graph, that displays the heart rate of two different high school students throughout her training protocols, which included strength training using a variety of unusual resistance devices, while also providing interval aerobic conditioning. We live in a high tech world.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Jordan Manley, Shape America Teacher of the Year, explains the common fault that many instructors make when adding fitness to their lesson plans, “A lot of times, fitness gets added to PE lessons as a time filler. ” A teacher explains the points of performance of an air squat during physical education class.

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Heartzones

MAY 11, 2022

We Needed a Change… During a district wide physical education collaboration, our staff noted that we needed a change and physical education needed to be made a top priority in the Farmington School District. High School PE Teacher Josh Hoehn. We started at the High School level. Jocelyn Cunningham –.

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