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Pinto, Luís Manuel – Childhood Education, 2020
A moon exploration is one example of what Jasmine, and other children in the experimental township of Auroville in India, experience on a regular basis--the Auroville equivalent of a physical education class. It is one of the practices in Awareness Through the Body (ATB), which is described by its creators as "a comprehensive curriculum of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Human Body, Learning Activities
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Kim, Kyoung Jin; Wee, Su-Jeong; Gilbert, Beverly Boals; Choi, Jeonghee – Childhood Education, 2016
Children's participation in yoga activities is receiving increasingly widespread attention as an exercise system that promotes not only physical health benefits but also psychological well-being. The authors of this article introduce how yoga practices can be implemented in an early childhood classroom to enhance children's mind and body harmony,…
Descriptors: Young Children, Physical Development, Psychological Needs, Well Being
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Macrae, Eilidh H. R. – History of Education, 2012
This article uses testimony gathered from oral history interviews and contemporary physical education sources to explore the schooling of the young female body in Scotland between 1930 and 1960. It looks at the ways in which girls were educated about their own bodies and their physical capabilities at school, taking into account official…
Descriptors: Females, Educational Environment, Physical Education, Physiology
Honig, Alice Sterling – Early Childhood Today (J1), 2007
By three to four months of age, most babies placed on their tummies on a safe, warm surface push down with their arms and raise their chests, so that they can turn their heads to look about at the world around them. By five months, babies stretch both feet and hands upward in order to swipe at interesting mobiles placed overhead. At seven to nine…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Physical Development, Psychomotor Skills, Infants
Cornelius, William L. – 1984
Effective flexibility procedures are one of the essential tools by which excellence can be attained. Although stretching exercises provide obvious benefits, negative outcomes can result unless effective stretching procedures are incoroporated. Characteristics of effective stretching include warmup before stretching, stretch before and after…
Descriptors: Exercise, Exercise Physiology, Muscular Strength, Physical Development
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Skirka, Nicholas; Hume, Donald – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2007
This article discusses how to use stretch bands for improving total body fitness and quality of life. A stretch band exercise program offers a versatile and inexpensive option to motivate participants to exercise. The authors suggest practical exercises that can be used in physical education to improve or maintain muscular strength and endurance,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Muscular Strength, Exercise, Quality of Life
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Turner, Joy – Montessori Life, 2000
Discusses ways parents can help children create a lifestyle that supports physical fitness, focusing on motivation for children and parents. Defines the components of fitness: cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility. Presents information on developing adult and child fitness programs, including a workout…
Descriptors: Children, Exercise, Family (Sociological Unit), Modeling (Psychology)
Ganong, Ray – 1983
The off-season football strength training and conditioning program at the University of Miami was developed to emphasize commitment and continued intensity of effort on the part of the individual player. The program emphasizes the intrinsic rewards of physical conditioning, positive reinforcement for effort, and individual responsibility for…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletic Equipment, Body Weight, Exercise
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Assetto, Antonio R.; Dowden, Edward – Science Teacher, 1988
Introduces the unique interfacing equipment for measuring muscle strength over time. Explains the materials, setup method, operation, and typical display. Suggests other activities with which to utilize this device. (YP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education, Exercise
Alajajian, Lisa D. – 1981
Four deaf-blind students at the Massachusetts Association for the Blind were involved in a pilot aerobic program consisting of jogging for 15-20 minutes three times a week. Students were chosen based on their enjoyment of this fast movement and they were given clearance for this activity by both a doctor and a physical therapist. The students'…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cardiovascular System, Conditioning, Deaf Blind