BMJ

EFFECTIVELY TRAINING PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT INJURY PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES INTO THEIR PE LESSONS

Background Physical education teachers (PETs) can be effectively trained to implement injury preventive strategies into their own lives.1 However, to decrease negative effects of sports injuries in ...
Healio

Secondary school fitness tests engage young women less likely than young men

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ashley, a physical education teacher, conducted the study as part of her PhD thesis to address issues about ...
Science Daily

Explicit socioemotional learning can have a key role in PE lessons, study says

Teachers might be more motivated to help students engage with their emotions and build their resilience when this work is part of lessons, rather than as an add-on intervention, a new study has found.
Nature

Rationale, design and methods of the HEALTHY study physical education intervention component

The HEALTHY primary prevention trial was designed to reduce risk factors for type 2 diabetes in middle school students. Middle schools at seven centers across the United States participated in the ...
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Physical education is important for academic success—here's how it benefits kids' cognition

There were 45,000 fewer hours of physical education (PE) delivered in UK schools during the last academic year compared to 15 years ago. This is concerning, given how important PE and physical ...