Resource for upper-elementary physical education and classroom teachers and for middle school physical education and health specialists.
Table of Contents:
Activity 1 Parts of an Exercise Bout
Activity 2 Warm-Up
Activity 3 Dynamic Stretch
Activity 4 Where Are My Muscles?
Activity 5 Muscle Workout
Activity 6 Cardio March
Activity 7 Cool-Down
Activity 8 Static Stretch
Activity 9 Interval Training
Activity 10 Fitness Test
Activity 11 I've Been Working on My Body
Activity 12 Boogie Woogie Bones
Activity 13 Why Do We Exercise?
Activity 14 FITT Principle
About the Author :
Debby Mitchell, EdD, has over 35 years of experience in physical education, coaching, fitness, and health. Mitchell is recently retired as an associate professor at the University of Central Florida, where her research interests included brain research, developmentally appropriate movement activities and music, dance and rhythms, children's wellness, obesity, and integrating technology into the curriculum.
She founded a company called GeoMotion Group to encourage people from all walks of life to get and remain fit. Mitchell works with schools that want to improve learning and increase physical activity. Her programs are in over 15,000 schools, and she has trained more than 800 preservice teachers and 3,000 educators at conferences in addition to writing books and delivering keynotes. In her leisure time, she enjoys being active herself through dancing, Spinning, and playing tennis.
