Hear from one student about how physical activity in every classroom can help improve academic performance and mental health ...

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 ...

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 ...

This week’s “question-of-the-week” is: What is the single most effective instructional strategy you have used when teaching physical education? This post “wraps up” a longer series of questions and ...

The days of rolling the ball out and playing sports in PE are changing. With the advancement of technology and shift towards collaborative work in the classroom, physical education teachers are ...

Prolonged sitting and low physical activity during the school day, including long and uninterrupted study sessions, is linked to students' poorer attention, slower processing and lower academic gains.

In most Louisiana schools, physical education looks much like it did decades ago with activities like kickball and basketball ...

The group, Say Yes to Recess, has advocated for more recess across all grades for years. Last year, the group helped get a ...

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