Kelly Forrester Teacher Academy Extended Experience #3 Family Fitness Night Fitness and physical activities are essential

for a well rounded student. t shapes a student to !e healthy and provides good ha!its for the future. "ourtade was going to have a family fitness night in order to motivate families and help fight childhood o!esity. The reason for having an entire night devoted to fitness and families was to stress the fact of #families who move together stay together.# $rs. %a&er' the principal at "ourtade' wants children to !e healthy in their lives' and it has !een proven that the #healthier a child(s life the !etter they will do' not )ust in the classroom' !ut also later in their life when it comes to a career.# Fitness motivates students at such a young age and will attri!ute to a successful life. At such a young age' students find time in the gym as play time * not as a !urden they place on themselves to get into shape.Therefore' family fitness is not only targeting the students' !ut also to the parents. +osting a night devoted to families and fitness trustingly creates a path to healthiness. Fitness offers new opportunities for &ids' and gives them a chance to learn new s&ills and wor& in different ways then they are use to. ,tudents who are fit have a !etter attention span' have a !etter cognitive processing speed' and perform !etter on standardi-ed and academic tests. Furthermore' fitness has an impact of a student for life. t lin&s to success' and will increase motivation later in life' helping with the process of choosing a career. Teachers guide students to fitness with the use of !rain !rea&s' which help students reconnect with themselves' and it is proven that !y giving !rain !rea&s that ac.uire physical movement the &ids have a higher pro!a!ility of retaining the information.