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

SHAPE America

There are fewer sunlit hours after school for children to be outside and physically active. This time of year, it is increasingly important to incorporate physical activity into the school day. Much of physical education is based on: An active approach; Experiential learning; and Student collaboration.

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Popular Physical Activities for Working Women

The Sporting

Managing a healthy work/life balance is a challenge, and it can feel overwhelming to get to the gym after a day at work. However, you can still stay fit without taking training classes or going to the gym. In this article, find out about plenty of popular physical activities for working women.

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Fun Winter Activities for Elementary PE

SHAPE America

The students helped come up with the safety rules and expectations, talked about the physical activity benefits of sledding outside and what it does to the body, and also mapped out their sledding “tracks.” Overall, my students enjoyed sledding in a group and the simple joy of a great outdoor activity.

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Fitness, family, and a fulfilling life of physical activity

My Zone

Whether it’s in the gym, going for a swim, cycling or sprinting, teacher and fitness enthusiast, Jamie McSherry, knows how to look after himself and keep on the move.

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Getting Communities To Support & Encourage Physical Activity for Students

Skillastics

Of course as physical education leaders we know the benefits of physical activity. so they can encourage physical activity engagement early and often. Making room in the day for physical activity helps support children in their health efforts, and encourages them to strive to reach goals.

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Ways to Recognize Children to Encourage More Physical Activity

Skillastics

When iPads, iPhones, and the latest gadgets threaten to keep kids sedentary, how can physical activity win? And what can you do to not just encourage activity, but foster an environment where physical activity THRIVES? The pull of electronic devices seems to be stronger than any force on the planet.

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5 Strategies for Using the National Physical Education Standards … and the Benefits of Being a Standards-Based PE Teacher

SHAPE America

What worked for me was to simplify SHAPE America’s National Standards into a huge picture format which I posted on the wall of my gym. Any teacher, administrator or parent who enters the gym can see the foundations of what we are working on. #4: These students are having a blast with a parachute activity.