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Exercise Modification Examples

PLT4M

Exercise and fitness should not be a one size fits all approach. Modified exercises allow every individual to succeed in fitness. In this blog, we will explore 5 exercise modification examples that are an excellent addition to any physical education class or workout. Let’s use the push-up as an example. Get Access Here.

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Hiking: 10 physical and mental health benefits

The Sporting

Hiking Delivers a Great Cardio Workout You get sustained cardiovascular exercise from hiking, which means it can increase your cardio-respiratory health and should become a semi-regular part of your fitness training. When you hike, you're exercising your muscles. This is because it reduces blood sugar levels.

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Heart Rate & Resistance Training Re-imagined For Physical Education & Sports

Heartzones

My muscle doesn’t know the difference if I’m digging in the yard, carrying heavy shopping bags, or lifting a dumbbell.” ( Source & Study ) What is going on inside the body during strength exercises? Notice the elastic bands in the partner drills, that provide leg resistance exercise, while also providing cardio conditioning.

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PE Warm Up Routines

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Don’t Skip Warm Up Exercises for Physical Education Class You might be eager to get to the main physical activity of the day, but a good warm-up goes a long way! Warm up exercises for physical education classes can serve multiple purposes. The simplest way to accomplish this is to hop into some light “cardio” work.

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Classic 4 Day Split Workout Routine

The Sporting

We have used this split for years, and with the exception of changing one or two exercises here and there it’s been very reliable and breaks things down into constituent parts. You can obviously throw in a bit of cardio, but really you need to be eating, sleeping and not working out. This is where you recover and grow!

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Time to Get Off the Couch Again

Montessori Physical Education

It was lifting weights that steered me towards a degree in kinesiology (specifically exercise physiology). However, during my studies It was not lost upon me that cardiovascular exercise was important. Ignore all the benefits of regular cardio exercise and accept an early demise? From all my football PTSD, I hated it.

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Middle School Physical Education Units

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The main focus of each lesson is the choreography and cardio effort, where students learn the moves for the day and then string them all together through a full routine. This unit aims to introduce students to key boxing concepts like footwork, offense, and defense.