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

SHAPE America

Highlight Mental, Social and Emotional Benefits Fitness through play benefits various dimensions of health and wellness beyond physical. Empower Students Through Voice and Choice Motivation soars when students have a say in how they move. Here are the National Physical Education Standards relative to heart rate: 2.2.8

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What Resiliency Means as a Marine

SHAPE America

I’ve learned to protect my mental well-being by implementing self-care practices that align with my values. These collective benefits play a significant role in shaping youth and young adults into resilient, well-rounded members of society. RESILIENT ADVICE Setbacks and challenges are natural.

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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

SHAPE America

Be positive and prepared — as well as flexible and creative! For example, as it got colder in the fall it was hard to play throwing and catching games, but soccer worked well. 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).

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

SHAPE America

If we pause to take a panoramic view of our current landscape, we are reminded that our country has an obesity epidemic, rise in hypokinetic diseases, as well as mental health concerns. Active learning strategies lead to less boredom and more intrinsic motivation to learn. Over time, student health and well-being will develop as well.

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The Relentless School Nurse: The Importance of Sharing Our Origin Stories

Relentless School Nurse

Origin stories remind the public, and sometimes us, that nurses are human beings with complex lives and motivations. Were navigating policies that dont always center the well-being of the students we serve. While those labels may be meant as compliments, they also erase our humanity. In school nursing, this matters deeply.

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

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In this post, well explore how to motivate your staff to lead physical activities even if theyre not fitness pros and show you how Skillastics, an After School physical activity curriculum, can make the process both easy and effective. Simplify with Ready-Made Solutions A powerful way to motivate staff is to eliminate guesswork.

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Fitness Motivation : Elise Spicer - REAL Talk

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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.