How to Bring to Life the Whole of School Approach to Physical Activity

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The last Be Active Your Way blog entry referenced the recently-released Institute of Medicine (IOM) report entitled, “Educating the Student Body: Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School.”  Key among the report’s recommendations, as noted here previously, is a Whole of School approach to physical activity.

Following this approach, the report said, will help ensure all students meet the Department of Health and Human Services youth recommendations for at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day.…

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Whole of School Approach to Physical Activity

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Original Posting on President Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition’s blog: http://fitness.gov/blog-posts/whole-school-approach-physical-activity.html

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently released a report entitled “Educating the Student Body:  Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School.”  With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the report committee was tasked with: 1) assessing the status of physical activity and physical education in schools; 2) reviewing the science behind the effects of physical activity on health, development and academic performance in youth; and 3) making recommendations appropriate with the scientific evidence.…

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Making the Healthy Choice the Happy Choice

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By IHRSA

Our nation’s determined band of wellness revolutionaries has rallied around a wonderfully succinct and effective policy slogan: Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice.

 

In the context of promoting physical activity, the “easy choice” varies depending on the environment. At the workplace, for example, the “easy choice” might mean taking an authorized exercise break during the day, using a treadmill desk, or conducting walking meetings.…

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