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Walking, Walking, Walking
August 11, 2008
Being mindful can increase mental and emotional well-being.
-Psychologist Elyssa Barbash, Ph.D.
-Psychologist Elyssa Barbash, Ph.D.
During "National Fitness Month" last May, the Milton Area School District in Pennsylvania participated by having its students take part in the annual "All Children Exercise Simultaneously" walking event, reports Jeff Shaffer in the Milton Standard Journal.
The walk was first started in 1989 by New Jersey physical education teacher Len Saunders and claims millions of participants nationwide and in other countries. Its premise is that children are motivated by the knowledge that others are exercising alongside them - something that could mitigate the near-epidemic nature of childhood obesity in this country, where a generation of students are already exhibiting risk factors for heart disease.
Some teachers in the district are finding enterprising ways to engage children in physical activity. Kara Steck, a teacher in Baugher, Pennsylvania, is having her students measure their steps to collectively "walk" the 2,175 miles of the Appalachian Trail.
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Displaying All 2 CommentsDiscovery Children's Centre Inc.
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Love the idea the teacher had to make it a longer term project than just a one day affair. Last summer (July & Aug) one of my School-age staff tracked the cummulative distance that his group walked during their summer program. It came to over 1575 Kms (over 945 miles) and was done by about 12 children/day on average. That makes it about 131 Kms (79 miles)per child, which was only the distance between our site and other locations they visited by walking. I think it's cool to track these things and use them to encourage our colleagues to keep our children active.
Educational Consulting
Cambridge, MA, United States
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