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U.S. Kids Not Making Grade for Physical Education: New CDC Report
June 20th, 2011 11:35 am UTC | Posted in Afterschool, Park and Recreation, Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog
Did you know that there were actual physical activity guidelines? Well there is and in a new report this week released by the U.S. … More: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/228887.php
National Childhood Obesity Facts, Figures and a Solution to the Epedemic
June 20th, 2011 5:58 am UTC | Posted in Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog, Uncategorized
Childhood obesity is a major concern in the United States. Over the past few decades there has been a dramatic increase in the number of children suffering from obesity. Kids are staying indoors more with limited physical activity and increased caloric consumption, resulting in a nationwide epidemic of obesity in our children. There are hundreds [...]
Reversing The Trend In Childhood Obesity
June 17th, 2011 1:47 pm UTC | Posted in Afterschool, News, Park and Recreation, Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog
A new updated Report; Policy Reversing the Trend in Childhood Obesity: Policies to Promote Healthy Kids and Communities was just released. Read More Below: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/media-center/reversing-the-trend-in.pdf
Sign Up for Free SPARK Webinar Featuring Sandy Spin Slade
June 6th, 2011 2:31 pm UTC | Posted in Afterschool, Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog
SPARK is offering a FREE Webinar entitled; “Character is Cool: Building Social Skills through Physical Education“. Sandy Spin Slade, President and Founder of Skillastics® is the featured guest speaker. Creating a positive learning environment is essential for any physical education/physical activity class. Nurturing a student’s self-perception and self-image is a critical variable when teaching students [...]
Schools Should Make Gym Class A Priority
June 6th, 2011 1:31 pm UTC | Posted in Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog
When people think of America today, they no longer associate the country with only the one word it was founded on: freedom. Unfortunately, another, more negative word has become permanently linked to the United States: obesity. Despite our nation’s notoriety for its status as one of the unhealthiest countries in the world with an infamous [...]
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