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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

Adding more movement — through physical education, recess and active classrooms — is essential for beating the almost-winter blues. Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. Middle and high school students take even fewer steps during a typical school day.

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Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role?

Reinventing the Game

This means that precise movements are needed in push-ups and sit-ups to trigger the automatic count. Lately I have been wondering if my own efforts in wanting to know more could be a waste when the organic development of the subject over decades still seems to move towards movement for the sake of moving and little consideration for learning.

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Obesity as a Disability

Teen Health 101

A common disability which has been plaguing Americans is caused by obesity, which is the leading risk factor for chronic diseases, also known as non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Obesity, a chronic condition affecting more than 33% of Americans today, serves as a major global health crisis today. Morbid obesity, BMI > 40.0

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Physical Activity vs. Movement: Consider Both For Your After School Program

Skillastics

Movement is defined as changing the position of one’s body parts relative to each other. Physical activity is defined as intentional voluntary movement directed toward achieving a goal. The definitions of movement and physical activity are different, but we use the words interchangeably. He was severely obese.

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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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The Movement Revolution: Unlocking Children's Full Potential through Physically Active Learning

Fit and Fun Play

This pandemic often results in childhood obesity, attentional disorders, depression and anxiety. It’s not transmissible, but it’s been increasing in intensity across the country, regionally, developmentally, and socio-economically. This pandemic is called a “sedentary lifestyle.”

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The Whole School Model To Physical Education & Activity

PLT4M

And this lack of physical activity doesn’t come without consequences – it impacts everything from students struggling to focus in class to staggering rates of childhood obesity. In the past, we have looked at physical education as the sole solution to addressing physical activity and students’ physical health and well-being.