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Adapted Physical Education – The Call For Inclusion

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He specializes in creating training and physical resources for physical education teachers to promote the inclusion of students with disabilities. Secondary conditions occur as a result of a primary disability and can include pressure sores, pain, diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, and obesity.

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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. What we can do as parents, school teachers and administrators is work to ensure that kids have a delicious, healthy dinner with their family, down time in the evenings, at least an hour before bedtime without electronics, get a good night’s sleep.

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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. As teachers and parents, we need to limit the screen time of our children.

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Fitness Education For Students

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Physical education teachers must adapt and align curriculum to serve their student population’s needs best. Jordan Manley, Shape America Teacher of the Year, explains the common fault that many instructors make when adding fitness to their lesson plans, “A lot of times, fitness gets added to PE lessons as a time filler.

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New course: Physically Active Learning in the Early Years

Aspire-Ed

Aimed specifically at classroom teachers, you will gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to create an inspiring physical environment to engage children aged 3 – 7 years in all subject areas and support holistic development. Find out more about our FREE mini-course. Movement has a powerful impact on learning potential and behaviour.

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5 Components Of Physical Fitness

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Good aerobic capacity has also been shown to reduce the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, metabolic disease, and some forms of cancer. Examples of aerobic exercise include running/jogging, biking, swimming , jumping rope, and even dancing. Students running on a track.

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Benefits of Physical Activity In Schools

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We celebrated the ingenuity of physical education teachers and students to find creative ways to workout at home. While schools racked their brains for a solution, physical education teachers couldn’t help but scream in the hopes that someone would listen to them from the ‘back seat.’