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SHAPE National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes with MPE

Montessori Physical Education

I graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in exercise physiology in the kinesiology department. Demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns Elementary School Outcomes 6-8 Standard 1. Demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns

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Meaningful physical education programs and a 'main theme' curriculum model

Learning Through Sport

By my way of observation, this implication of skill development introduced and developed in a progressive and staged manner seems inherent in many fundamental movement skill assessment and teaching programs. biomechanics, skill acquisition, exercise physiology, etc). Meaning in movement, sport and physical education. Collard, M.

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The Commodification of Breath: Parsing Fact from Fiction in the Gilded Age of Breathwork and Breathing Influencers

AASP

Let your chest move naturally as a byproduct of belly movement. Studies show this rhythm can reduce physiological arousal and enhance the ability of the vagus nerve to calm the body after stress (Bae et al., A 2024 review by Bouten and colleagues in Experimental Physiology reviewed the literature to answer this question.

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Managing Training Load Year-Round: Through Off-Seasons, Breaks & Beyond

First Beat

Ideally, this requires annual data for each player, as every athlete has a unique physiological fingerprint. With Firstbeat—specifically the Movement Load (ML) parameter—I no longer have to rely solely on my eye test or gut feeling. Historical data also influences my prescription of top-up training volume.

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Firstbeat Sports to Provide Advanced Physiological Analytics for Norrköping Dolphins

First Beat

Four-time Swedish basketball champions Norrköping Dolphins have entered into a new three-year partnership agreement with Firstbeat Sports, giving them access to the most comprehensive physiological analytics in team sports.

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Is teaching Physical Education (PE) a tough job? Why I have stopped trying to be a better teacher and revert to wanting to make sense of what I am doing and why.

Reinventing the Game

This reminds me of the whole non-linear/emergent ecological approach to approaching any skill acquisition (or functional working understanding) of a movement process, simple or complex. creating learners who are confident in movement) it its suggested teaching approach.

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Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role?

Reinventing the Game

My personal belief is that the younger the age group of learners, the more worthwhile to understand better the physiological processes at work within the learner and the behaviour exhibited in response to task and environment. This means that precise movements are needed in push-ups and sit-ups to trigger the automatic count.