IHPRA Newsletter
March 2006

Only a few decades ago, the public was often warned 
that extension was dangerous.  Now it is mainstream.

Published in the May 1, 2006 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates six months of twice weekly exercise that improved strength and body composition was enough to result in improvements in the overall physical and emotional condition of the patients. This is the first randomized trial to study the effects of weight training on quality of life in breast cancer patients.

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Another position paper on obesity

Obesity on the rise

What obesity crisis?

Kids create new games in PE

PE in crisis

Secretary Spellings wants more math and less PE

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The art and science of teaching mass exercise is slowly 
being rediscovered in the USA, but it is well understood
in older cultures like Russia, China, Korea etc.

Here's a paper of interest about Russian physical culture

Sportime features some of the IHPRA drills

Perform Better will teach mass training at next month's Chicago Summit

Looking for student bodies

The Thinking Body

Des Moines, Iowa next month at the
Effective Strategies Institute
National Dropout Prevention Center/Network

 

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