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Politicians! We Need a National Fitness Strategy and a New National Identity!

Physical Education Update

National funds must be set aside to enable our states and provinces and local school boards to provide quality daily physical education led by competent instructors who will instill a love of physical activity and fitness and provide the knowledge and physical tools to enable every student to enjoy a lifelong, healthy lifestyle.

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If They Can Block-Schedule Physical Education, Why Not Lunch?

Physical Education Update

Unfortunately, the administrators who make educational policy are often academics with no grounding in physical fitness—their decisions are based on efficiency rather than sound physiological principles. Exercise is a metabolic activity every bit as much as eating is. So where does this leave us?

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Meaningful physical education programs and a 'main theme' curriculum model

Learning Through Sport

This question is deeply connected to the question , What is important to learn in physical education in the time available (and to what standard or level of competence) to enable students to continue to pursue being physically active beyond the school gates? Physical activity and fitness orientated physical education.

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Recreational Sports Facilities & Physical Education SAVE Taxpayers’ Money!

Physical Education Update

It’s the typical argument of the ill-informed…the same type of people responsible for declaring physical education to be a frill subject. Physical education and the provision of facilities that encourage physical activity are anything but frills. ” The Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology, February 2004.

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Online Learning Institute: Supporting Physical Education and Physical Activity with Native American Students During COVID-19 and Beyond

School Spring Board

Hosted by the Center for Wellness and Nutrition (CWN) in partnership with the California Indian Museum & Cultural Center (CIMCC) and Springboard to Active Schools. Objectives: Understand the physiological and psychological impacts of historical trauma. Below is information and resources from the training.

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Sleep Lesson Plans For Students

PLT4M

By addressing sleep education within the context of physical education and health, students not only learn about the physiological benefits of sleep but also understand its relevance to their athletic performance, mood regulation, and overall lifestyle. The sleep-immune crosstalk in health and disease. Skein, M.,

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Herbal Astragalus to Promote Immune Health

Designs for Health

Aging is defined as the progressive decline of various physiological pathways, including immune function. Additionally, in the immunosuppressed mice , astragalus preparations promoted natural killer cell activity and improved Blymphocyte proliferation. It is well known that moderate physical activity promotes a healthy immune system.

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