Keeping Kids in motion
Our mission is to instill a lifelong love of fitness through play, while creating a dialogue dedicated to keeping kids in motion.
Category: Health and Fitness
EMBRACE the STRIDES of MARCH – March Fitness Challenge
In an effort to bolster my goals as a physical education teacher and serve the needs of my students, I deliberately introduce various ways to keep kids’ minds and bodies healthy. Naturally, the monthly Keeping Kids in Motion Fitness and Nutrition Challenges help me accomplish…
For the Love of Exercise – February Fitness Challenge
The trusty JUMP ROPE once again grabs the spotlight for February’s Flourish with Fitness Challenge. For the Love of Exercise is designed to increase awareness of all the benefits from jumping rope. Jump rope is one of the most effective cardiovascular exercises. Along with benefits to…
5-Minute Challenge – WOW your students!
What works? I am always searching for new and exciting ways to motivate my students through fitness. After all, as a physical education teacher, promoting lifelong fitness is one of the most important lessons I MUST instill in each and every student I teach. Here’s the…
Let’s Roll for Fitness – January Fitness Challenge
For January, it’s time to get back to some basic movements using a pair of dice. The Roll in the New Year fitness challenge consists of exercises ranging from strengthening the upper and lower body to increasing aerobic endurance. Each day, roll two dice and add…
PLAY FOR FITNESS – December Fitness Challenge
The December Flourish with Fitness challenge stresses the significance of good old-fashioned PLAY. As Albert Einstein famously stated, “Play is the highest form of research.” It is my belief that play is the ultimate means of physical, social, and emotional exercise for children. Play allows children to use…
