Governor's Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Awards Presented...(ating Exercise NeedsDetermined Seniors) ...),Health

Date:11/13/2008

ating, Exercise, Needs, Determined, Seniors) is a cross-training program in which seniors work out with weights, resistance bands, low-impact aerobics, stretching and calisthenics. Twice-weekly classes are led by a peer who is 84. The median age of participants is 82. Many participants are referred to this program upon discharge from physical therapy.

Mt. Pleasant Area School District

Mt. Pleasant Area Junior High offers an interactive virtual reality exercise center using video consoles that interface with various types of exercise equipment. All students exercise vigorously for 20 - 30 minutes. Mt. Pleasant Area plans to expand the concept for use in its high school.

Newport Elementary School - Stew Kirk

Stew Kirk, the physical education teacher at Newport Elementary School, started a morning walking program for 4th through 6th graders that he nicknamed, "No Child Left on Their Behind." Many students used to arrive to school early and sit in the halls waiting for classes to start. Kirk encouraged the students to use this free time to walk on a track adjacent to the school. He offers a small token or prize for miles logged and has created a "50 Mile Club."

Seneca Valley Swim Club (SVSC)

The Seneca Valley Swim Club offers an ongoing Learn to Swim program for children. They are responding to parents' requests for swim lessons for children with special physical and emotional needs. The club will be the only club in its immediate area to offer adapted group instruction with the teacher/student ratio required to accommodate swimmers with special needs.

Shamona Creek Elementary School

The Shamona Creek Elementary School started a Healthy Active Living (HAL) waiver program. Parents sign a waiver attesting their children participated in more than eight hours of physical activity with an outside organization during each marking period. Community organizations that promote fitness are publicized school wide. They also p
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