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Physical activity and mental health: evidence is growing

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Physical activity and mental health: evidence is growing

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Stuart Biddle

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A Meta-analysis of the Relationship Between Children’s PhysicalActivity and Mental Health

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A Meta-analysis of the Relationship Between Children’s PhysicalActivity and Mental Health

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Soyeon Ahn and Alicia L. Fedewa

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Physical activity and mental health in a student population

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Physical activity and mental health in a student population

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PHILIP TYSON, KELLY WILSON, DIANE CRONE, RICHARD BRAILSFORD1 , & KEITH LAWS2

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Exercise for Children - Factual Reasons and Tips To Get Moving

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Popcorn and the Pirates | A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure!

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Episode 36 | Popcorn and the Pirates | A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure! A fast-paced and fun kids yoga adventure about making the most of whatever treasure we find in our life. We meet Popcorn the Dolphin again - and she reminds us to 'Stay Calm, Keep Breathing and Think Positive!'

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Trudeau, F., & Shephard, R. J. (2008). Physical education, school physical activity, school sports and academic performance. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity,5(1), 10. doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-10

Tyson, P., Wilson, K., Crone, D., Brailsford, R., & Laws, K. (2010). Physical activity and mental health in a student population. Journal of Mental Health,19(6), 492-499. doi:10.3109/09638230902968308

Ahn, S., & Fedewa, A. L. (2011). A Meta-analysis of the Relationship Between Children's Physical Activity and Mental Health. Journal of Pediatric Psychology,36(4), 385-397. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsq107

Biddle, S. (2016). Physical activity and mental health: evidence is growing. World Psychiatry,15(2), 176-177. doi:10.1002/wps.20331

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Dancing is a great way to release stress and energy. Is it a fun way to let your students have fun as well as a way to incorporate the curriculum of dance and drama or incorporate patterning skills and teamwork into this area of activity.

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1. BELLY-BUTTON BREATHING EXERCISE: take a deep breath in, “all the way down to your belly button.” Then let it out as slowly as you can.
2. YOGA-NOSE BREATHING EXERCISE: Close one nostril with your thumb and breathe in through the other nostril. Then switch so that you are closing the other nostril and breathe out. Alternate in that way for five breaths.
3. “STOP TO SMELL THE FLOWERS” BREATHING EXERCISE: This is meant to get kids to be mindful of the natural world instead of the pavement. Stop and stick your nose in the flowers on the neighbors’ stoops or in tree-pit gardens. Breathing deeply, and encourage your kids to do the same.

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Evidence is growing to support the positive effects Physical activity has on mental health

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Evidence is growing to support the positive effects Physical activity has on mental health

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A review by Stuart Biddle
The most widely studied area of physical activity and mental health is that concerning depression.  Through his research he found that physical activity is a major health behaviour strongly recommended for the prevention and treatment of several non‐communicable diseases.  Although he does believe that the associations are clear, but more needs to be known about clinical effectiveness for some population groups and conditions, as well as on the underlying causal mechanisms responsible for what ancient societies have always been aware of, i.e., that “movement is good for you” and sloth is associated with poor mental and physical health.

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Limitation: Decide whether you are teaching physical education to the class or just being physically active

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Limitation: Decide whether you are teaching physical education to the class or just being physically active

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THEY ARE DIFFERENT.

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Physical activity and mental health in a student population

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Physical activity and mental health in a student population

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Students with high levels of physical activity had a lower occurrence of both anxiety and depression, shown in the study by Tyson et. al., 2010.

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Anxiety and Depression with physical activity

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This is a great way to teach the class about different muscle and how they work. Having the knowledge of different muscles makes it easier to integrate this terminology into other subjects

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Benefits of Physical Education and Sport in School

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Benefits of Physical Education and Sport in School

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https://jcahillpe.wordpress.com/2016/06/02/top-5-ted-talks-for-pe/
1. Run, Jump, Learn! How Exercise Can Transform our Schools: Dr. John Ratey, MD
2. Want Smarter, Healthier Kids?  Try Physical Education: Paul Zientarski
3. Every Kids Needs a Champion: Rita Pierson
4. Changing the Game in Youth Sports: John O’Sullivan
5. The Decline of Play: Dr. Peter Gray

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There are many creative ways to integrate physical activity into your lessons. Teaching time is one example. You can also use movements to form patterns in patterning units. Teaching time understanding can be done with timing the length of time it takes to do different physical motions (10 push-ups, 25 jumping jack, walking to the office and back)

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Having a fun and active way to incorporate brain breaks in your classroom.
- Stretch
- Jump
- Sing a Song
- Move your arms in the shape of a word
- March around the class
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Integrating yoga into the classroom is a great mind break! The Yoga planet and Yoga Pretzels are great cards with yoga poses for students to do. I can be an activity to do as class or in small groups. Integrating it into daily routine can be easy if you are committed. For example, having the student sign in and do the yoga poses set out every morning before announcements start.
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This can be integrated in many fun ways for the classroom, including ways to teach different form of movement and vocabulary.  For example, flexion and extension.  It can be created specifically for each class you have to ensure it is functional for every student. #teach

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A Meta-analysis of the Relationship Between Children’s Physical Activity and Mental Health - POSITIVE CONNECTION

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A Meta-analysis of the Relationship Between Children’s Physical Activity and Mental Health - POSITIVE CONNECTION

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When physical activity is restricted during school hours, children do not compensate for loss of physical activity after school, resulting in children who are incredibly sedentary throughout the majority of the day.   Approximately 20% of school-age children have a diagnosable mental health disorder that requires psychological treatment.   Through a comprehensive synthesis of the literature, 73 studies yielding 246 effect sizes found that increased levels of physical activity had significant effects in reducing depression, anxiety, psychological distress, and emotional disturbance in children.

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Effects of physicaleducation (PE), free school physical activity (PA) and school sports on Academic Performance - POSITIVE CONNECTION

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Effects of physicaleducation (PE), free school physical activity (PA) and school sports on Academic Performance - POSITIVE CONNECTION

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Peer Reviewed article by  François Trudeau and Roy J Shephard (2008)
Connections between academic achievement and involvement in PE, school PA and sport programs have been examined, based on a systematic review of currently available literature.
They found that with adequate instruction, PA can be added to the school curriculum by taking time from other subjects without risk of negatively influencing student academic achievement. As well as, adding time to "academic" or "curricular" subjects by taking time from physical education programs does not enhance grades in these subjects and may be detrimental to health.