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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. There are also a record number of kids with social-emotional-behavioral conditions. They perform better on standardized and functional assessments.

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World Heart Day Q&A with Stanford Children’s Heart Doctors

Stanford Childrens

With some heart conditions, your child’s cardiologist may recommend avoiding heavy weightlifting or contact sports, so always check with your cardiologist before starting your child in a new sport or exercise program. We assess our young heart patients’ progress throughout the program and set new goals as their fitness improves.

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Adapted Physical Education – The Call For Inclusion

PLT4M

Regular physical activity in children and adolescents promotes health and fitness and helps to reduce obesity and the risk of developing chronic conditions. This recommendation from the CDC is for all students. Physical activity is an important factor in the prevention of secondary conditions.

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PLT4M and Lakeshore Foundation & NCHPAD Partnership

PLT4M

About Lakeshore Foundation & NCHPAD Lakeshore Foundation’s activity, research and advocacy initiatives annually serve thousands of children and adults with physical disabilities and chronic health conditions. Obesity, anxiety, depression, and behavioral issues are all at elevated rates.

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Understanding Your BMI: What is the Body Mass Index?

The Sporting

Obese The best way to lose weight if you’re obese is through a combination of diet and exercise and in extreme cases, medication. If you are classed as obese, it would be wise to get a health check from your GP before starting exercise to make sure you are healthy enough to do so. Tell yourself to start exercising today!

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5 Components Of Physical Fitness

PLT4M

This means that improving your aerobic capacity doesn’t only improve your “cardio” conditioning. Enhancing aerobic capacity can improve blood, oxygen, and nutrient flow to working muscles between sets of resistance training or sprint work. Improving blood flood may also help improve flexibility and mobility.

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The Role of the Oral Microbiome on Nitric Oxide Production and Healthy Blood Pressure

Designs for Health

Unfortunately, the activity and function of this pathway can decline with age or in cases of certain metabolic conditions. As daily assessment of the oral microbiome’s health may be challenging, NO oral test strips can be used to monitor the presence of nitrate-reducing probiotics in the oral microbiome and dietary nitrate intake.