Archive for the PE Q&A VIDEOS Category

My child is in team sports: why do I need a physical education program? Most team sports include just one hour of practice, and one hour of game time per week. For practices, between teaching new skills, instruction, and other activities, each child might be getting 15-20 minutes of physical activity.

Can a person avoid high cardio activities and still get fit? The purpose of high cardio is actually circulation, not that you want your heart to pump hard and fast. If you have a medical condition that may cause you more problems at a high intensity, you can move within a lower intensity and still get great benefits. It’s not about the heart rate, it’s about blood flow.

What are Fundamental Movement Patterns? Fundamental Movement Patterns are patterns that allow the body to be coordinated in those simple, basic movement patterns of lateral motion, weight transfer, forward motion, up and down motion, and coordinating upper and lower body movements.

What about “active” video games like Xbox or Wii? Isn’t that enough? Latest research shows children 8-10 years old spend over 5 hours a day involved in media (TV, computer, music devices, video games. Parents need to encourage more physical activity.

How will having a physical education program help me with my homeschooling? Physically fitness helps mental fitness, helps build confidence and self control, the movements in Family Time Fitness are designed to create new brain connections, provides break time activities that easily transition student back into learning mode, and better circulation between learning activities increases blood flow to the brain.