Tabreeca
I just came across videos on YouTube of a concert a year ago (this weekend) by Tabreeca Woodside who combines jazz standards and worship. A beautiful voice and a talented performer.
I wish she had a CD.
On Labor Day, I was up near Peterborough, NH, climbing Mt. Monadnock.
Mt. Monadnock is the 2nd most-climbed mountain in the world. Many people mistakenly believe that it’s just a little mountain. Believe me it is a real mountain! almost 3200′ (about 1800′ up from the trailhead). The hike was close to 4 miles round trip.
View from the White Dot Trail
My husband and I climbed it about 14-15 years ago and I remember it being hard work then – and it still is. But in some ways I found it easier because my balance is good (thanks to yoga) and I could make use of my upper body strength as well as my leg strength on the descent.
Since June, when I took Peggy Cappy’s teacher training course, I have been doing Sun Salutations on every day. Sun Salutations increase cardiovascular fitness. Downward Dog, Plank, and Upward Dog build upper body strength.
The research is out there – physically fit students do perform better academically!
New York City
A report released in July by the New York City Health Department and Department of Education shows that physically fit students tend to outscore their peers who are less-fit on academic tests.
Read the press release or download the full report .
Texas
In March, a report by the Texas Education Agency showed that physically fit students are more likely to do well in school and less likely to be disciplinary problems.
Read the press release.
Exercise and the Brain
In his book, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
What Next…
For parents, teachers, school administrators, and legislators (and just about everyone else) the answer is clear. Part of the answer to increasing achievement test scores, school performance, and other measures is incorporating more physical activity into the lives of kids. The answer is not decreasing phys ed programs in order to spend time on academics. But it is not just more physical activity as part of the school curriculum. That increased activity must be part of their non-school lives as well.
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