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Fitness And Mental Health – A Call To Action For Schools

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The benefits of regular exercise and physical activity include: Improves mental health by reducing anxiety, depression, and negative mood and enhances self-esteem and cognitive function. Reduce psychological stress and enhance various aspects of self-esteem. 2022 US Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.

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Student Centered Learning Examples Using Technology

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Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. In this article, Sean explores student centered learning examples in physical education with the use of technology. Foundations of Fitness Programming.

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Evidence Based Practices In Education

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Physical education provides students with a planned, sequential, K-12 standards-based program of curricula and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge and behaviors for active living, physical fitness, sportsmanship, self-efficacy and emotional intelligence.”

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Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education

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Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. In this article, Sean explores motivational theories in physical education. Use modified forms of fitness assessments to match ability levels (e.g.