ASD PE Department

Posted under . Updated 30 April 2015. Key Facts You may be thinking about what it means to be involved in a sexual relationship. As a young adult, it's normal to think about sex, have sexual feelings, and have a desire to learn more about your own body.

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Not only is Valentine's Day coming up, but it's also nearly spring (traditionally known as "mating season"). Love is the emotional side of a romantic relationship, and for many, sex is the physical side. In this week's blog post, we're bringing it back to sexual health basics.

Video demonstrations are designed to assist teachers who would like to show condom and dental dam demonstrations to their students.

Although this article starts off about homeschooled children coming into the gym, it continues with information about great PE programs in the US and how they are changing.

Really interesting and convincing video on how we are not actually getting bigger, stronger, faster.

Aerobic training effects on power/strength output and body fat loss.

Very good video on how the messages girls get about beauty from the media.

This might be a useful video to show in a health class. Shows the transformation of a model's photo and body using photoshop. The media alters reality for marketing.

"Worldwide, we estimate that physical inactivity causes 6% (ranging from 3·2% in southeast Asia to 7·8% in the eastern Mediterranean region) of the burden of disease from coronary heart disease, 7% (3·9-9·6) of type 2 diabetes, 10% (5·6-14·1) of breast cancer, and 10% (5·7-13·8) of colon cancer. Inactivity causes 9% (range 5·1-12·5) of premature mortality, or more than 5·3 million of the 57 million deaths that occurred worldwide in 2008. If inactivity were not eliminated, but decreased instead by 10% or 25%, more than 533 000 and more than 1·3 million deaths, respectively, could be averted every year. We estimated that elimination of physical inactivity would increase the life expectancy of the world's population by 0·68 (range 0·41-0·95) years. "

Thanks for sharing, Thomas!

This company is developing sensors that will provide feddback back to your iOS device. Right now it has one for golf but they are making one for Tennis and Baseball as well. "GolfSense™ is a system (wearable motion sensor + free mobile app) that helps you analyze and improve your golf swing. Attach the GolfSense motion sensor to any golf glove and swing away to get instant feedback and helpful tips on your iPhone®, iPad® or Android™ device."

"It's just gym, huh? Well think again. It's the only subject I know of that directly reduces a kid's long-term risk of heart failure, diabetes, depression, anxiety, several cancers, and obesity - and at the same time enhances fitness, cognitive function, self-esteem, teamwork, and overall good health. Like it or not, the truth is, if we keep cutting PE out of our schools and physical activity out of our lives, America's next generation will be dying at younger ages; losing its competitive edge; finding itself displaced on the world's stage; and bearing the physical, emotional, and financial burden of obesity and chronic disease for years to come."