Peter Senge, in his 1990 book entitled The Fifth Discipline, talked specifically about well-intentionedgoals and aspirations often leading to unpredicted outcomes that even the bestleaders and thinkers could not have anticipated. Certainly a 1981 government document releasecalled “The Nation at Risk” intended to bring attention to the need foreducation to improve for all kids. Whatevolved over the years was a…
In 2004 the state of Pennsylvania mandated all school districts to measure and track students Body Mass Indexes(BMI) and develop a Wellness Policy for students. Armstrong School District, located an hour north of Pittsburgh, has taken this initiative and created a coalition to address the problem of childhood obesity in Armstrong county. The coalition, called HEALTHY Armstrong, which is an…
New York suffered a huge blow due to Hurricane Sandy andwhile people were waiting in lines with gas cans at every gas station, the 2012Suffolk Zone Professional Development Conference remained on schedule, drawinghundreds of physical education professionals from across the state of New York. The NYS AHPERD, which stands for New YorkState Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, hasbeen…
The first week ofNovember will be a busy week for us here at Exergame Fitness. Part of our team will be in New York for theSuffolk Zone Professional Development Conference 2012 event held at SachemSchool District, and another part of our team will be overseas in Amsterdam atthe Games for Health Europe 2012 Conference. Games for Health is a series…
The state of New York is facing some serious weather right now, but next week if the state survives the New York AHPERD will be hosting their annual Suffolk Zone conference where over 800 physical education teachers, school administrators, and fitness industry personal will gettogether and showcase the latest methods at bringing children into healthy active lifestyles. This year you…
Asthe Physical Education Department Chair at Sierra Vista Jr. High School, ourPE program hosts PE Demonstrations for educators, principals,superintendents, and community leaders from all around the country to come andsee the “New PE”curriculum in action. The demonstrations are designed to getthem excited about the possibilities on how a comprehensive curriculum isimplemented on a daily basis and the variety of equipment that is used…
Those of us who were lucky enough to get one of thefirst video game systems and play the game Pong all remember playing long hourswith family and friends in the living room. Video games have come a long waysince then, but still require a lot of living room time, most likely on thecouch. This has led to very sedentarylifestyles for…
By Dan Lawler, Ph.D. This school year a Title I teacher in Colorado will beintegrating into her teaching both effective practices in literacy instructionand current research on how exercise prepares the brain for learning. She is a strong literacy teacher, longgrounded in strategies that have been supported by research in readinginstruction. This year she is excitedto add this new dimension…
New products like the Nexersys keep the Exergaming market fresh bycombining technology, games, and fitness. Exercise and getting a great workout does not need to be work, itdoes not need to be boring, it can be fun and engaging. All goodExergaming products will do this. Commercial grade Exergame products have been used for many yearsin health clubs and non-profit facilities…
One of the long standing professional strengths of educators is their willingness to share ideas and programs that are working with other teachers and principals. This professional courtesy has helped thousands of other schools and children to benefit from the original school’s hard work and success. For example, if a school is getting great results in reading the school and teachers…
The IMAGINE campaign began in 2007 when agroup of Grand Forks citizens started raising funds to build a new health andwellness facility and renovate the existing Family YMCA. Thanks to donors’ andbusiness sponsors’ vision and generosity, all residents can now benefit fromexceptional new health and fitness facilities. We have found nothing quite like it in the country. Today, this historicmovement…
Play games? Yes,playing games can improve your fitness and overall health. The AmericanMedical Association strongly supports prevention and wellness efforts topromote a healthy America, including the promotion of physical fitness, andactivity-based games (Exergames) offer a fun and engaging way for kids, adults,and seniors to increase their physical activity. Physical activityhas been shown to help reduce many health risks, including diabetes,…
