T O F A C E V S .

O N L IN E
FACE
N E S S A C T I V IT IE S :
FIT
A T IV E E F F E C T S O N
C O M PA R N E SS
E N T S’ P H Y SI C A L F IT
ST U D
WHAT IS PHYSICAL FITNESS?
PHYSICAL FITNESS IS ONE'S ABILITY
TO EXECUTE DAILY ACTIVITIES WITH
OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE, ENDURANCE,
AND STRENGTH.
SOME PHYSICAL FITNESS ACTIVITIES:

•WALKING/RUNNING/BIKING/HIKING
•DANCING/SWIMMING
•PUSH UPS/PLANKING
•DOING HOUSEHOLD CHORES
•GARDENING
Q: HOW DOES PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FACILITATE LEARNING?

HIGHER FITNESS LEVELS, THE RESULT OF ONGOING ENGAGEMENT IN PHYSICAL

ACTIVITY, ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER GRADES AND TEST SCORES
COMPARED TO THOSE WITH LOWER FITNESS LEVELS. ON A MORE IMMEDIATE
BASIS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ALSO INCREASES CONCENTRATION AND ATTENTION,
WHICH DIRECTLY IMPACTS LEARNING PREPAREDNESS. SIMILARLY, INDIVIDUALS
TEND TO RESPOND FASTER AND MORE ACCURATELY TO QUESTIONS DIRECTLY
AFTER BEING PHYSICALLY ACTIVE.
Q: HOW HAS THE PANDEMIC AFFECTED PHYSICAL
EDUCATION?
SCHOOL-BASED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES ARE A CRITICAL
METHOD OF ENGAGEMENT TO HELP CHILDREN ACHIEVE THE RECOMMENDED
60 MINUTES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EACH DAY. WITH OUR NATION AT A
STANDSTILL AND OUR POPULATION QUARANTINED, STUDENTS ARE STAYING
HOME INSTEAD OF ATTENDING SCHOOL. THIS MEANS THEY ARE NOT
EXPERIENCING PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS OR STRUCTURED RECESS.
Q: WHAT CAN TEACHERS DO TO ENSURE THEIR
STUDENTS ARE STAYING ACTIVE?

ONE CRITICAL COMPONENT OF EXTENSIVE ONLINE

EDUCATION, WHICH IS ALSO RELEVANT FOR FACE TO FACE
INSTRUCTION, IS TO PROVIDE VARIATION BY OFFERING
DIFFERENT MEDIUMS FOR INFORMATION GATHERING.
Q: WHAT CAN PARENTS DO TO ENSURE THEIR CHILDREN
ARE STAYING ACTIVE?
THE SIMPLE ANSWER HERE IS TO BE ACTIVE AND TO
ENCOURAGE ACTIVITY. ONE POSITIVE RESULT OF THE
SOCIAL ISOLATION REQUIREMENT IS THAT PEOPLE SEEM TO
BE EMBRACING THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO FOR A RUN, OR A
WALK, OR A BIKE RIDE.
Q. WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
IN A TIME OF CRISIS?
PHYSICAL EDUCATION IS STRONGLY LINKED TO PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RELEASES ENDORPHINS, WHICH ARE NATURAL
CHEMICAL PRODUCED BY THE BODY, AND BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC
FACTOR, A PROTEIN IMPORTANT IN THE REGULATION OF STRESS. THEREFORE,
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PLAYS A THERAPEUTIC ROLE IN THE TREATMENT OF
DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.
WHILE THE REASON IS TRAUMATIC, THE REALITY IS THAT
MANY OF US HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO START,
MAINTAIN, OR ENHANCE OUR LEVEL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
IT’S INSPIRING TO SEE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES OUT WALKING,
RUNNING, BIKE RIDING… AND WE COULD ALL USE SOME
INSPIRATION RIGHT NOW. SO LET’S GET ACTIVE.
THANK YOU PO!