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 *Geocaching Will Make Walking Fun*

Geocaching is a walking activity you can use in your physical education classes that combines satellite navigation,, orienteering, computer skills and treasure hunting.
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 *Group Running Equalizers*

How to accommodate students of different running abilities in your physical education classes.
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 *Exercise Hooping*

Exercise Hooping - Hula Hooping for Fitness Hooping takes hula-hooping to the next level to provide both aerobic and strength benefits to your students.
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 *Soccer Fitness - Aerobic Intervals*

Aerobic interval running workouts are more effective at improving players’ fitness than regular soccer drills.
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 *Lunge Stretch Variation*

A variation of the lunge stretch that does a better job of developing flexibility in the hip flexors.
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 *Pedometers & Intensity Levels*

Pedometers can be used to determine stepping rate, which will indicate the intensity level of a walking session.
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 *Commercial Break Assignment*

A homework assignment in which students perform exercises during every commercial break in the television shows they watch.
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 *Treadmill - What Gradient?*

A 1% gradient on a treadmill most closely simulates outdoor running.
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 *Toilet Paper Aerobics Partners*

An aerobics routine conducted with student pairs connected at the ankle by a strip of toilet paper.
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 *Exercise Saves Heartbeats*

A fit person's heart will beat about 61/2 million fewer times per year than the average person's.
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 *Ab Crunch - Arm Position*

Crossing the arms behind the head is a safer way to support the head during abdominal crunches.
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 *Order of Stretching is Important*

The large, core muscles should be stretched first so they don?t limit the range of motion of the smaller, adjacent muscles.
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 *V02 Max Jog Test*

An easy one-mile jog can give you an estimate of students’ V02 Max.
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 *Interval Aerobics Vs Continuous*

Interval aerobic training produces better cardiovascular results than continuous training.
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 *Aerobic Training - Breathing Cue*

Students can monitor their breathing to stay within their aerobic training zone.
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