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The Relentless School Nurse: New Jersey School Nurses – Make the Impossible, Possible!

Relentless School Nurse

We brought back our Friday night of celebration and learning and danced the evening away. – Eileen Gavin The concept of “The Huddle” was repeated throughout our conference, including providing private spaces for Huddling during break periods and as an alternative to the Friday evening dance party.

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

Stanford Childrens

Moderate exercises include brisk walking, dancing, biking, and recreational swimming. Staying active is part of a healthy lifestyle that decreases your child’s risk of acquiring chronic health conditions like diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and coronary artery disease as he or she ages.

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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. In addition, the obesity rate for children with a disability is 38 percent higher than for children without a disability.

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WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS: Stress and Kids

Growing Healthy Kids

"I believe dancing is the best stress reliever." --Dylan Lauren School is starting soon. Stress contributes to overeating, anxiety, and sleep disturbances which can all be risk factors for childhood obesity. As you know, there is no COVID vaccine – yet – for kids under 12 years of age.

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Popular Physical Activities for Working Women

The Sporting

Exercise improves your body's shape and physique, helping you prevent obesity. Dancing Dance is a fantastic physical activity for working women, and it moves the entire body. Zumba dance exercises are well-known for reducing body weight, and this form of exercise is an excellent way to improve your mood.

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The Importance of Exercise

Physical Education Ideas

Playing soccer, dance or other organised team sports are great ways to get fit, but they aren’t the only option. Kids exercise when they have phys ed class at school, during recess, at dance class or soccer practice, while riding bikes, or when playing tag. Most of the hour should be either moderate or vigorous aerobic activity.

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WELLNESS WEDNESDAYS: Cruciferous Delights

Growing Healthy Kids

"Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance." --Martha Graham Eating with the seasons has always been my way. Since growing up in Sacramento, California where I got spoiled being able to enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables year round, I now appreciate eating with the seasons.