AKA Sports

APRIL 21, 2021

Taking the First Step: We could link hundreds of articles on how we are seeing an increase in anxiety , depression and obesity in teens, but it’s pretty clear that these kids need us. AKA has a program geared toward building leadership and physical health for our middle grade kids called Speed of Play (SOP).

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Stanford Childrens

AUGUST 2, 2022

This fall, California is rolling out a first-of-its-kind law that pushes back class start times for most public middle and high schools. High schools in the state can’t start before 8:30 a.m., and for middle schools, it’s 8 a.m. Most teens are sleep-deprived.

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High School Elementary School Obesity Middle School 107

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

It empowers elementary school, middle school, and high school students to build up a wide variety of tools to live healthy lifestyles. It should not be the sole burden of physical education teachers to solve the problem of sedentary students, childhood obesity, and other physical and mental health problems.

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Physical Education Education Education Elementary School 119

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

These cutbacks come at a time when the United States is struggling with increased rates of childhood obesity, mental health issues, and concerns about academic performance of students. For example, the United States recently received a D- on a recent report for overall physical activity for children and youth.

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Heartzones

MAY 11, 2022

We started at the High School level. A year later we added them to our 7th and 8th grade middle school, and are now integrating them into our intermediate school of 5th and 6th graders. Do you have any advice for schools looking for funding to purchase a system like Heart Zones?

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