78 12 47 www.Healthy-Start.com Healthy Start new 12-unit comprehensive health education program preschoolers- covering health nutrition physical activity self esteem saftey violence prevention hygiene etc. posters music tape cook's manual. Developed NIH grant evaluated published papers available request.
157 12 89 change need physical education view getting kids shape necessitates lap running mind-numbing calisthenics. Forcing fitness people any age really works just quit participation optional! effective encourage youth try activities fun physically active leave participants wanting more. "physically educated" students adults skillful physically fit lead healthy active lifestyles. risk turning kids physical education start lessons running exercises. time change.
167 12 89 agree Steve Jefferies. teaching elementary PE 22 years gone philosophical changes. years children running laps circuit training pre-programmed pauses audio music tape signal switchlifting small weights dyna bands bench stepping etc. past 10 years carefully selected created modified low organized games meet social emotional cognitive physical needs students. use games warm-ups games cardio games strength games flexibility. use traditional ADULT type exercises. kids fun gotten great workout time. think fitness all PE program about use games develop 1perceptual motor skills 2listening skills social skills ability focus concentrate persevere thinking skills physical abilities relaese stress excess energy. times objectives fitness objectives be accomplished game. Brian http://hometown.aol.com/fitplay/index.html
301 12 130 school hoping implement heart rate monitors year. anyone any experience different brands compare? hear users HEARTalker compare Polar monitors especially.
344 12 89 also agree. goals programs tried fun everyone. Modifying necessary success be achieved. Challenging? heard student say wasn't. fun doing it. kids feel improve fun succeed. try little experiment working mile run requirement. coach know week expect great changes. programs require kids run mile week timed pass certain amount time fail. classes turn. About 70 percent walk 20 percent walk/run 10 percent jog entire mile. After trimester told students going try little bit different. test mile month. run lap day month. thought "I that." kids overweight PE experience any physical activity saw little light tunnle. month improved. Times better kids walked mile jogged half entire mile. second month laps. Times continued improve. Best all fear mile there. little change games twists norms fun improved programs kids enjoy doing help get rut boring old.
345 12 144 just read JOPERD about atkins diet poor diet average population. agree said about adverse affects diet. huge supporter teaching healthy eating habits students certainly sure know real way lose weight effectively eat balanced meals exercise regularly. also try push students take multi-vitamin. students need know keep wieght year after year month month fad diets. nutrition section wellness class health day activity long 12-15 days informative especially covering different diets there. teach students high school level? important topic cover care? country suffers fast food high fat diest need change now!
373 12 89 also believe needs be change way incorporate physical fitness physical education program. children activity participating going want certainly arenât going side class room. idea playing games warm up. college observing physical education class instructor children go instant activity soon entered classroom. save time also fun children. Another thing believe need educate older children fitness. high school taught easy be physically fit. didnât realize easy stay healthy took Lifetime Fitness course college. took brisk minute walk times week greatly lower risk cardiovascular disease. break minute increments day. integrate type information classrooms feel children conscious effort stay fit.
419 12 130 fortunate attend seminar given Hortonville High School Physical Education staff Wisconsin. Polar Heart Monitors currently department purchased 17 trying implement lifetime fitness units. Give try.
423 12 155 creating non-linear power point activity factors influencing health fitness. anyone know find website informaion about genetically related health problems.
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477 12 169 According Government Center Disease Control CDC: percentage children adolescents defined overweight doubled early 1970s. About 13 percent children adolescents seriously overweight. good news percentage children facing health problems associated overweight obese high adults increasing trends alarm all. Repeating opinion shared PELINKS4U month overweight obese children face threats health. children experience limited social interactions poor health clearly impacts opportunities intellectual development. vital all physical educators accept responsibility doing promote children's health. Unfortunately fear responsibility mis-communicated PE teachers continue simply "force" children boring painful physical activities. need remember children's activity patterns differ adults. Adults happy run walk bike lift weights long periods. Children find kind exercise motivating. measure success children classes. important classes. Clearly 60% adults overweight successful past! course argue students classes brief periods school time. true. also raises questions about doing them! frequently observe rehash curriculum choices worse failing inspire children be physically active actually TURN OFF! Children leave classes desire avoid similar experiences future life physical inactivity. PELINKS4U Staff be interested hear opinion above. Please post thoughts comments ideas etc. below. Thanks. PELINKS4U Staff
483 12 169 feel amazing article interesting see physical educators teaching curriculum 20 years ago. new physical edcuator feel children be forced anything be brought attention about things stay fit. Give alternatives running mile go walk mile start slow gradually work mile. Walk parent group friends. children need education teachers also need new trends ideas. Thank wonderful article wish get people.
488 12 169 want know grants be obtained chilren's physical fitness program. important look younger age childrn prevent this. think needed age up. missing children. Thank you. Myrna Bourgeois
489 12 169 physical educator almost 35 years field wonder people use BMI. 5'10" tall weigh 175 lbs. trained weights 40 years. body fat percentage 12 BMI puts overweight category. point trying BMI doen't take muscle mass consideration wrong. Bill
490 12 47 Hi Chris just started fitness movement program preschoolers. be certified preschool fitness unable find anyone offers type certification. know any certification available? greatly appreciate help. Please e-mail help richaann@earthlink.net Thanks Mrs. Portinari
494 12 169 total agreement need take closer look "forced running" programs Physical Education programs. be big proponent running programs changed perspective. poll Physical Education students about distance running 10% enjoy want more...these cross country runners future. Clearly majority students playing activity consider fun.It's about choices--there plenty aerobic activities choose from--and allow students choose physical activities enjoy doing physically active healthy adults going future.