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

SHAPE America

Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. It is estimated that kids get about 5,000-6,000 steps during school on non-PE days and 7,000-8,000 steps on PE days. All three of these tenants of PE can be better utilized in classroom settings.

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

Reinventing the Game

Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role? There was a time where the age group I deal with are supposed to be ready for their enlistment in the uniform-groups via their fitness lessons in schools ) To a large extent, precision also plays a big part of how the fraternity exhibits in delivering PE.

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Want Smarter Kids with More Brain Cells? Give Them Daily Physical Education in School!

Physical Education Update

In simpler terms, at Naperville HS, daily physical education classes were making new brain cells and the academic classes were filling those new brain cells with knowledge. Not only has academic performance improved school-wide, so has behavior and childhood obesity levels. Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com.

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Should Physical Education Be Required?

PLT4M

Arguments Against Physical Education in Schools To thoroughly explore the question “should physical education be required” let’s start with the arguments against PE. PE programs now boast a comprehensive approach to introducing students to different forms of physical fitness, health, and wellness.

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Health Benefits Of Physical Education In Schools

PLT4M

Only 26% of high school-aged students attend PE classes 5 days a week. Academic Performance – Average scores for students in 2022 declined 5 points in reading and 7 points in mathematics compared to 2020. Academic Performance – Improves attention and memory. 29% of teenagers self-reported having poor mental health.

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The Whole School Model To Physical Education & Activity

PLT4M

By dedicating physical education (PE) and physical activity (PA) as one of the ten components of the Whole School Model, a new emphasis on physical health opens the door to how we look at PE and PA in schools. As a result, students will have better physical health, mental health, and improved academic performance.

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The Urgency for Applying Individualized Instruction in Physical Education & Sports

Heartzones

Parents expect objective examples of their child’s evaluations in academics. Physical education is one of the academics. If a teenager leaves their teenage years obese, 28 out of 29 will remain obese their entire lives. There is no objective data to review for the parents and the teacher, or the administrator.