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

Relentless School Nurse

When you hear “exercise snacks,” you might think of a protein bar or a piece of fruit. In 2023, consider incorporating these short bursts of activity into your daily routine to help achieve the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise per week.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Prepared Without Panic – Maryland’s Active Shooter Drill Evolution

Relentless School Nurse

Resources: MARYLAND CENTER for SCHOOL SAFETY BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR ACTIVE ASSAILANT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Exercises and Training “I Love You Guys” Foundation, Standard Response Protocol K-12 (2025), [link].

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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

SHAPE America

Be positive and prepared — as well as flexible and creative! For example, we used the play structures for warm-ups (chutes and ladders, follow the leader, partner exercise, upper body workout, climb and jump, etc.). Here are some of my favorite tips for teaching physical education without a gym. We stayed outside in light rain.

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Ask Me Anything About Sports Medicine

Stanford Childrens

Stretching, mobility, flexibility—these are all crucial components of healthy muscles, and subsequently healthy joints and bones. A lot of times my strongest athletes are my least flexible, and they’ll come in with a specific type of pattern of injuries that can be mitigated if they make stretching a part of their routine.

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The Relentless School Nurse: If Only We Could Bubble Wrap Our Students to Keep Them Safe…

Relentless School Nurse

Using standard response protocols, drilling the terms and actions needed, instead of hyper-realistic traumatizing exercises, will be beneficial to prepare for the unthinkable, but sadly predictable, scenario of gun violence at school. The SRP is action-based, flexible, and easy to learn. Safe business. Safe community.

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2024 Arizona Family Day

Arizona Health and Physical Education

The focus is on age-appropriate exercises such as bodyweight movements, light resistance training, and core stability work. These exercises improve strength, coordination, and help prevent injuries. Students also learn proper form and the importance of regular physical activity for overall health.

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Can You Use CrossFit In Physical Education Classes?

Physical Education Update

For those of you not aware of CrossFit, it’s a strength and conditioning program that employs a mix of aerobic, gymnastics, body weight and Olympic lifting exercises. The program is flexible, however, and can be adapted to your existing equipment. The program is flexible, however, and can be adapted to your existing equipment.