I saw this article on the American Heart Association and thought it fits into our classes.
In Physical Education, We make a conscious effort to increase our student’s health awareness. Although many students can and do participate in sports and other strenuous activities, many of our kids can’t, haven’t or don’t for numerous reasons. In PE, we have found that all students regardless of ability have the capability to walk. On a daily basis, at Carson, we try to emphasize the importance of physical activity each and every day and do this by requiring our general PE students, 9th graders mainly, to walk at least a mile each and every day for class. By being constant and starting this on day one and having high expectations, students unknowingly are creating a positive healthy activity that hopefully becomes habit forming.
Usually the first week of class we do some benchmark testing designed to measure where the student is health wise. This is usually done in the form of timing a first time mile, taking BMIs,or doing the presidential fitness test. Either way, by having data that tells us what level the student is athletically, we can then chart their growth as the semester progresses. What we have found is that even the most reluctant student can and will walk. What they don’t realize is that they are becoming healthier each and every day. The good thing about walking is that it doesn’t require fancy equipment, membership fees, or elaborate workout plans. Just effort and a willingness to get better mentally, physically, and socially.
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