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Hiking: 10 physical and mental health benefits

The Sporting

10 Health Benefits of Hiking Hiking isn't just a way to relax. It offers a wide range of benefits, and can dramatically improve both your physical and mental health. Even a short hike can give you a nice workout and boost your health. This can lead to health issues, including diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure.

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Encouraging greater sport participation

Learning Through Sport

There is substantial evidence of many psychological, physical, and social health benefits of participation in sport across the lifespan, including that participation in sport is associated with improved psychological and social health benefits above other forms of leisure time physical activity for children and adolescents.

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

Heartzones

Notice the elastic bands in the partner drills, that provide leg resistance exercise, while also providing cardio conditioning. Resistance training is good for the bone health as well as good for the heart. This helps prevent obesity and provide long-term benefits on various health outcomes.” (Lee, We must live better, together.

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Middle School Physical Education Units

PLT4M

And on top of that, we are tasked with teaching certain components of health and wellness.” For example, middle school students who attend daily physical education class will have 3 days of fitness, 1 day of health, and 1 day of games that focuses on racket skills.

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Mental and Physical Health Benefits of Yoga: Proven Results

The Sporting

The Benefits of Yoga for Your Mental and Physical Health Many of us have practised some form of yoga, and we are all familiar with its relaxing and healing effects. In this blog post, learn more about the connection between psychology and yoga, including the benefits of yoga for your mental and physical health.

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VO2 max: What is it and how can you improve yours?

My Zone

It is used globally to measure the endurance or cardio fitness of individuals. It's the gold standard of cardio fitness. VO2 max is, very simply, the maximum amount of oxygen that a person can intake. Below, learn how to measure your VO2 max, understand where you are in terms of standard, and how to improve your score.

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Sports for Fitness: The 8 Best Sports for Improving Your Physical Fitness

The Sporting

Traditional cardio and resistance training workouts may feel a bit blunt, so many prefer practising a sport instead of hitting the gym. This sport contributes significantly to heart health, improving cardiovascular fitness and promoting efficient heart function. And there’s nothing wrong with that! With tennis, you’ll do just that.

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