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Ontario releases revised Health & PE Curriculum The government of Ontario released its revised curriculum for health and physical education for grades 1-8 on January 18, 2010. READ THE ARTICLE>>> Fitness of Canadian children and youth: Results from the 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey Between 1981 and 2009, fitness levels of Canadian children and youth, as well as those of adults, declined significantly, according to the first findings from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS). This is the most comprehensive national survey ever conducted in Canada to determine fitness levels. READ THE ARTICLE>>> Morning workout at Etobicoke school helps kids focus After settling in and listening to the morning announcements, the boys in the behavioural class at James S. Bell public school don't hit the books. They hit the gym. READ THE ARTICLE>>> Obesity may delay puberty in boys The obesity epidemic may be producing a generation of late-blooming males. Overweight boys tend to start puberty at a later age than their less-heavy peers, according to one of the first studies to chart the effects of childhood obesity on male sexual development. READ THE ARTICLE>>> New "gold standard" for measuring kids' health Major national health groups want Canada to adopt new guidelines to monitor development of babies and children that will end up identifying more Canadian kids as overweight or obese. READ THE ARTICLE>>> Florida kids opt out of gym class Tens of thousands of Florida children are ditching gym classes now that students in kindergarten through eighth grade can opt out with a note from Mom or Dad. Last semester, when public schools introduced physical-education waivers, about 15,000 kids in Central Florida alone decided to skip running laps and playing basketball to take other courses, according to the Florida Department of Education. READ THE ARTICLE>>> Students get into 20-minute daily workout You can hear the laughter from down the hall. It kind of sounds like mayhem, or gym, in Dennis Gray's Grade 4-5 class. But it's neither. It's physical activity time, and it's taking place in an unused classroom at St. Anthony French Immersion in London, Ont. READ THE ARTICLE>>> Nurturing the healthy female athlete: male and female training programs should differ Dr. Vicki Harber says physical literacy is crucial. That means all kids – girls and boys - across the abilities spectrum, need to be exposed to a full range of basic movement patterns – running, jumping, throwing, kicking, catching, striking, slipping, sliding – in a variety of environments such as on the ground, in the air, in the water, on ice and snow and in the outdoors. READ THE ARTICLE>>> Shedding some light on LTAD (USA) Why the Long Term Athletic Development model (LTAD)? Most people in our country do not know about this system and fewer coaches and parents understand it. In my last article I touched upon the hazards of trying to specialize kids at an early age. It is our job as leaders in youth athletic development to keep chipping away at parents, coaches and the community at large about the best ways to develop our young. READ THE ARTICLE>>>
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