What is your school doing to promote physical fitness?

• Kristi Collins, Brookwood Middle School, Genoa Jt. 2

  September 26, 2011

  Every day for 15 minutes before math class, we have a 15 minute walk/run exercise time in the gym with all fifth graders. We play music. Teachers also exercise with students. We play fun, upbeat music and kids can walk or run. Exercise is proven to boost academic performance, so we have chosen to do this before math class. This is our fourth year of doing this.

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• Bill, Madison

  August 15, 2011

  Schools in general have done a great job in recent years of drawing more attention to the need to keep our children fit. Unfortunately, budgets keep getting tighter, and schools are losing the resources needed to keep these programs alive.

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