Want your children to do better at school? Playing sport is the answer

Sport or study? It is a perennial debate – and a false one. Rather than playing more sport being the enemy of a child’s ...
Education Week

5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Class Activity Breaks

Physical activity breaks in the classroom can help ramp up student fitness and increase attention—or turn into a chaotic hassle that teachers work to avoid. Fewer than 9 percent of school-age children ...

Feeling safe, happy, cared for at school may help kids be more active

How comfortable a child is in their school may influence their physical activity levels, according to a new study from the ...
Earth.com

Feeling safe at school helps students stay active and healthy

Students who feel supported and safe at school are more active and healthier. Creating better school environments could help ...
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Fit kids have better mental and physical health. What's the best way to get them active?

The mental health benefits of exercise for adults are well known, easing depression and reducing anxiety. Now, emerging research highlights its rising importance for children's well-being. Staying ...
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Northwest students get hearts racing, life lessons with fire safety obstacle course

Northwest physical education teacher Angie Ellis created a fire safety obstacle course for students to "make movement fun." ...
La Crosse Tribune

GUEST VIEW: Let’s push power of physical activity

The health status of American youth is receiving a significant amount of attention. More of our kids are overweight and obese than ever before, in part because of a significant decline in physical ...