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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

SHAPE America

Being inside is a good time to introduce proper technique for exercises/fitness and teach partner skills (how to motivate and correct a partner’s exercise form). Fitness and dance videos are great. Stairwells can provide a great fitness workout. At times (like during testing periods), we had to stay quiet in the classroom.

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Ellen’s Dance Dare Shows the Value of Chasing Your Dreams

Physical Education Update

This topic might seem like a bit of a stretch for a physical education blog, but, well…it does involve a varsity runner, dancing and goal-setting. Ellen includes dancing in many of her segments, and Jenna thought she’d attract Ellen’s attention by posting YouTube videos of herself dancing in strange situations.

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Physical Education Electives

PLT4M

Click Here 2) Lifetime Fitness Elective Designed to expose students to many “lifetime fitness” options available like yoga, dance, pilates, dance, and more. The school of over 2,000 students is seeing increased engagement, motivation, and participation.

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Participation In PE – A Playbook For Success

PLT4M

We have football players in the class doing dance fitness. Advantages: Students have an entire semester to sink their teeth into specific fitness topics. Challenges: School-wide adoption is required and administrators, counselors, and fellow PE teachers all need to support an elective-based model.

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Robotic Puppies Bring Joy and Therapy to Patients at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health

Stanford Childrens

Designed to deliver joy, the rambunctious pups also provided a sense of normalcy to young patients with every step, jump, and dance move – an opportunity to feel connected. “He Otis plays around just like my real dog; he is smart and is able to dance with me. He reminds me of my own dog at home,” said 12-year-old Tatiana Cobb.

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Digital PE Lesson Plan Templates

PLT4M

With PLT4M, educators can inspire their students with programs that are as meaningful as they are motivating. Teachers can rely on PLT4M for engaging, standards-based PE lesson plan templates designed to enhance their curriculum while meeting the critical benchmarks that shape the field of physical education.

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Having Trouble Sticking to Your Exercise Program? Stay Motivated With These 13 Exercise Adherence Strategies

AASP

Initially, many people are motivated to begin an exercise program, but as much as 80% of people do not stick with exercise once they have started (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013). So, what does it take to get/stay motivated and how can you increase the likelihood that you will continue exercising?