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Kids Health: It's Time to Exercise
This 4-page article provides tips for exercising and doing physical activities in a variety of situations. Learn how to exercise and have fun in different types of weather and read about ways to participate in physical activities in...
PBS
Pbs: Now With Bill Moyers: Motivating Youth to Get More Exercise
Determine the primary cause for the increase in overweight youth in the U.S., and examine associated health risks. Investigate media targeted to youth, strategize a plan to motivate teens to exercise more, then implement the plan.
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Topend Sports Network: Fitness Testing: Tests of Cardiovascular Endurance
Perfect for teachers of physical education or simply those who have a hankering to test out their strength, these fitness tests have been created to assess your cardiovascular endurance. Tests include a step-by-step procedure, the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Kids in Motion: Water Cycle Fitness Lesson Plan
For this lesson, students unite science and physical activity to learn about the water cycle!
English Club
English Club: Vocabulary: Physical Exercise Game 2
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about different types of physical exercise. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
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Presidential Youth Fitness Challenge
Find out how you can take part in the President's Challenge to increase your physical activity and earn awards.
WebMD
Web Md: Fitness: Why Should I Exercise?
The long-term and short-term benefits of being fit are listed here. Also, in the "Topic Contents" bar to the right of the article, click on the three different types of fitness (flexibility, aerobic, and muscle-strengthening) for a chart...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Kids in Motion: Fitness Bingo
This activity is similar to traditional bingo. Each student gets a fitness bingo card. Creating space between them and their peers, students will act out the exercise if they have it on their bingo card. Students will continue this until...
Read Works
Read Works: Crunches Give You Six Pack Abs and Other Exercise Myths
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining the facts behind five common myths in exercising. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Livestrong.com: Aerobic Fitness
A detailed description of how cardio and aerobic workouts can enhance a healthy livestyle. Brief sections concerning the history of aerobics, its function, benefits, types of workouts and other matters of consideration.
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Universal Fitness Tester: Aerobic Fitness Information
Everything you could ever need to know about aerobic fitness. Modules include aerobic fitness information, why aerobic fitness is important, absolute and relative Vo2 max, methods for measuring aerobic fitness, fitness norms in the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Tips for Grown Ups
Learn ways to stay active with your children, in this guide from Arthur: "Arthur Weighs In."
PE Central
Pe Central: Water Fitness
Find ideas for water fitness and aerobics at this website. While in a pool, you can use kickboards, water jugs, fins, and water resistant equipment as you participate in a variety of activities: a warm-up, stretches, cardiovascular...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Tips for Kids
Help children learn easy ways to stay physically fit, in this guide from Arthur.
BBC
Bbc: Health & Fitness: Improve Your Aerobic Fitness
BBC provides exercises and ideas to keep you healthy and in shape with aerobic exercise. Site includes exercises with a treadmill, exercise bike and skipping. Links to a plethora of other fitness and sport-related subjects.
PE Central
Pe Central: Pe Lesson Ideas: Fitness Four Square
At this website, learn about a game that combines four square and other aerobic exercises. Includes ideas for assessing students' participation in the activity as well as adapting the activity for students with physical disabilities.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Physical Fitness
An interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Physical Fitness. Other links, including Just Move and Shape Up America, are also included.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Exercise
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gets the students up and moving as well as thinking about the importance of exercise and the impact it has on the human body.
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Fitness Partner: Activity Calorie Calculator
Let this exercise calculator figure the number of calories you burn while doing over 222 different physical activities.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Nutrition Introduction
The CDC offers a wealth of information regarding several specific topics that fall under nutrition including good health, exercise, diet and more.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Give 'Crunning' a Try!
Article reports on a new fitness activity known as "crunning." Includes video.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Minute to Win It Lesson Plan
This lesson plan is based on the popular game show, Minute to Win It. Students work as a whole class to perform various exercises for one minute in order to gain points.
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Nourish Interactive: Nutrition Education
Games for children teach nutrition concepts, while tools for parents and teachers help promote eating healthy, exercising daily, and setting nutrition and fitness goals. Access to entire collection of resources requires free registration.
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Nourish Interactive: Nutrition Education
Games for children teach nutrition concepts, while tools for parents and teachers help promote eating healthy, exercising daily, and setting nutrition and fitness goals. Access to entire collection of resources requires free registration.
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