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Creating an Effective Health and Wellness Club at School

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As a physical education teacher at Hebron High School in Carrollton, TX, I developed a Health and Wellness Club for our ninth-grade campus as an initiative to reduce obesity and related comorbidities that are associated with sedentary lifestyles and a lack of physical activity.

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Adding Physical Activity During Library Storytime Helps Kids

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Although I have retired from my career as a health and physical educator, I continue to advocate about the importance of physical literacy and physical activity. So far, weve gotten positive feedback about adding physical activity during several of the librarys storytime events.

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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

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During that year, I had a well-meaning principal who told our staff, “If it’s not related to math or reading, it’s potentially on the chopping block.” An Extension of PE Along the way, I got to thinking about the intervention class as an extension of standards-based physical education rather than just an opportunity for physical activity.

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

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There are fewer sunlit hours after school for children to be outside and physically active. This time of year, it is increasingly important to incorporate physical activity into the school day. We need classrooms to be more active and engaging like the gym! Active and healthy students are better learners.

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How to ‘Spring’ Into Physical Activity During National PE & Sport Week

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It is time to explore what our surroundings have to offer, while maintaining our physical health. Going outside to be physically active helps increase a person’s mood, their fine motor skills, social skills, and personal wel-being. Never underestimate your ability to create and teach new games and activities.

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5 Simple Ways Principals Can Prioritize Health and Wellness This School Year

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As a principal, I certainly do as well. And, despite clear research demonstrating the positive impacts of health and wellness on academic achievement , schools may be tempted to put critically important physical activity programs on the back burner. Add wellness events onto the school calendar and honor them.

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Using the City as Your Physical Education Classroom

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It shows my students the bigger picture: locations, costs and customers who typically have access to these different health and wellness spaces. In partnership with Out r ide , we conducted research on the benefits of cycling for student success and social-emotional well-being. and “What does fitness look like in your neighborhood?”