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ERIC Number: EJ757239
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jan
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1045-4853
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Heart Rate Monitors Promote Physical Education for Children
Tipton, Jan; Sander, Allan N.
Teaching Elementary Physical Education, v15 n1 p14-16 Jan 2004
National health and fitness data suggests that a significant percentage of children are not on a pathway to leading healthy, physically active lifestyles. Many children are leading sedentary lifestyles due to a lack of opportunity, success, or self-motivation in physical activity. Programs that highlight the use of heart rate monitors offer a wonderful potential to counteract a lack of support. Cardiovascular fitness education programs in physical education that feature heart rate monitors promote individualized instruction and assessment, resulting in outstanding accountability. Data from heart rate monitors can be sent home on reports to increase communication between parents and physical education specialists. This article highlights the effectiveness of Alimacani Elementary School's heart rate monitor program called Heart Health ... Tomorrow's Wealth in increasing student motivation for pursuing lifelong fitness while also providing valuable information on physical education effectiveness.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A