Physical Education Update

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

A 2004 study at Queens University in Kingston Ontario, determined that the economic burden of physical activity and obesity in Canada represented $3.2 An American study determined that the total costs from obesity alone, in 1995, was $99.2 ” Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology, 2004 Apr;29(2):90-115. billion every year!

Fitness 130

Fitness Fitness Obesity Physiology 130

Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

My personal belief is that the younger the age group of learners, the more worthwhile to understand better the physiological processes at work within the learner and the behaviour exhibited in response to task and environment. Example, pedagogy is strategy, theory is wishful thinking, models are blank frameworks, etc.

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Physical Education PE Education Education 264

Physical Education Update

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The western world is in the midst of a childhood obesity crisis – a crisis that will result in an astronomical increase in health care costs in the next decade or two. A 2004 Queen’s University study has estimated the Canadian cost of inactivity and obesity (in 2001) to be 9.7 Obesity Mechanisms and Clinical Management.”

Recreation 100

Recreation Physical Education Obesity Sports 100

Heartzones

AUGUST 10, 2023

If a teenager leaves their teenage years obese, 28 out of 29 will remain obese their entire lives. These physical education graduates have had several years of college courses in exercise science, kinesiology, exercise physiology, prevention and care of athletic injuries, etc.

Physical Education 98

Physical Education Education Education Sports 98

Designs for Health

JUNE 6, 2024

Sleep is so fundamental to normal human physiology that if an individual is kept awake for 17 hours or more , their motor performance can be impaired as much as if they had a blood alcohol level of 0.05% (the legal limit is 0.08%).

Respiratory system 45

Respiratory system Nervous system Physiology Obesity 45

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

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. Essential fat is necessary for normal physiological function, including hormone production and insulation. Students running on a track.

Physical Fitness 103

Physical Fitness Fitness Fitness Body Composition 103