WHAT IS FITNESS?
PHYSICAL FITNESS IS TO THE HUMAN BODY WHAT FINE TUNING IS TO AN ENGINE. IT ENABLES US TO PERFORM UP TO OUR POTENTIAL. BEING FIT CAN BE DESCRIBED AS A CONDITION THAT HELPS US LOOK, FEEL, AND DO OUR BEST. WE SHOULD ALL AIM FOR 60 MINUTES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EVERY DAY!
PHYSICAL FITNESS IS TO THE HUMAN BODY WHAT FINE TUNING IS TO AN ENGINE. IT ENABLES US TO PERFORM UP TO OUR POTENTIAL. BEING FIT CAN BE DESCRIBED AS A CONDITION THAT HELPS US LOOK, FEEL, AND DO OUR BEST. WE SHOULD ALL AIM FOR 60 MINUTES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EVERY DAY!
The Daily big 3
Follow Shape America's at home physical activity program to make sure your students, or children are moving every day and keeping their bodies healthy. Click on the Shape America logo to link you to the document with exercises to do every day in the program. Click here for the Spanish version, EL DIARIO GRANDE 3.
THE BIG 3 VERSION 2 EL DIARIO GRANDE 3 VERSION 2 |
American Heart Association and Your Health
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Stretching
It is never a good idea to static stretch while the body is cold. In order to warm the body for physical activity a good idea is to do a round of Dynamic stretching. By performing Dynamic Stretches before any physical activity you are stretching and warming up the body at the same time making sure to prevent injury before and during physical activity. The video below is a basic Dynamic Stretching sequence, but effective. Static Stretching is recommended for cooling down after physical activity. Look for other Dynamic Stretching videos to challenge yourself.
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open Physed for physical education
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Exercise videos
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