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The Relentless School Nurse: Embracing “Exercise Snacks” For a Healthier You!

Relentless School Nurse

Benefits of Exercise Snacks: While further research is needed, exercise snacks may offer several benefits, including improved cardiovascular health, increased endurance, flexibility, muscle strength, and reduced blood sugar levels. Examples of Exercise Snacks: Exercise snacks require no gym or special equipment.

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How to Celebrate Black History Month in Health and Physical Education

SHAPE America

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cardiovascular disease causes 1 in 3 deaths and high blood pressure is the leading cause of heart attack and stroke in the United States, but Black Americans are at a higher risk. Grades 3-5: What are some examples of cardiovascular exercises? Be sure to implement them.

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Can You Use CrossFit In Physical Education Classes?

Physical Education Update

The goal is to improved fitness in 10 different areas: cardiovascular endurance, strength, stamina, speed, flexibility, power, balance, coordination, agility, and accuracy. It’s also a commercial enterprise, with over 10,000 affiliated gyms now using it in their exercise offering.

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13 Winter-Themed Indoor Activity Ideas for PE!

Gopher Sport

In this blog, we’ve compiled 13 creative and enjoyable winter-themed indoor activity ideas that you can do with your students, turning your gym into a winter wonderland of movement and fun! This activity targets the core, shoulders, and cardiovascular fitness. Students can practice all aspects of fishing right within the gym!

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Jump Rope Activities For Elementary PE

PLT4M

These activities also promote cardiovascular endurance, agility, and perseverance, making them a valuable part of any PE curriculum. Take this visual and display it in your gym to help students find the right jump rope size!

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Xikunahati - Traditional Indigenous Sport of Brazil

Montessori Physical Education

Materials: · A large play area (gym or outside) o If played outside, you will need cones or rubber disc dots to mark the boundaries of the playing area and the midline. · The playing area should be rectangular with a middle division line (half-court line if in a gym). Like volleyball, the team that scored last is the team that serves.

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Time to Get Off the Couch Again

Montessori Physical Education

I always gravitated towards lifting the heavy iron in basement dungeon gyms that only the hardcore called home. However, during my studies It was not lost upon me that cardiovascular exercise was important. the first time they ever go to the gym, Couch to 5K is not starting with a marathon.

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