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Building Flexibility the Right Way with Shelby McNamara

Complete Performance

In our latest episode of the PerformHappy podcast, we sit down with Shelby McNamara a former American rhythmic gymnast on the USA National Team and the founder of FlexAbilities, a flexibility training program for dancers, figure skaters, and gymnasts.

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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! Here are some of my favorite tips for teaching physical education without a gym. Have a Growth Mindset and Set Expectations. It’s important to see this as an adventure. We stayed outside in light rain.

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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. The key is consistency—regularly incorporating exercise snacks into your daily routine over time.

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Stretching Routines For Flexibility

PLT4M

Stretching routines for flexibility are essential for keeping your body flexible, strong, and healthy. Whether you’re looking to improve your flexibility for a specific sport or just to improve your overall health, there are a variety of stretching routines that can help you achieve your goals. What Is Flexibility?

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New FDA Resource Helps Teachers Educate Students About the Dangers of Vaping

SHAPE America

Another common theme was a need for tailored leveling to ensure materials are flexible and useful for a range of reading levels, English-language proficiency, and students’ abilities. On top of this, FDA’s research showed it’s important to provide materials with real-life stories and a mature tone that students can relate to.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Peers Supporting Each Other

Relentless School Nurse

Peer support is a flexible approach that people who share common experiences can use to build relationships that support each other’s growth and healing and open up new ways of understanding oneself and others. Having this life raft, even for a brief time, sustains me for another week in the deep waters of pandemic school nursing. .

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

Relentless School Nurse

The SRP is action-based, flexible, and easy to learn. Like the Incident Command System (ICS), SRP demands a specific vocabulary but also allows for great flexibility. Safe business. Safe community. It rationally organizes tactics for response to weather events, fires, accidents, intruders and other threats to personal safety.

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