20Dec/16

Fuelin Good!

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Students at Tewksbury Elementary engaged in a game of “Eat More, Eat Some, and Eat Less”, applying the lessons they learned about “fueling in the green” (i.e. focusing mostly on items below the green line) and principles adapted from the University of Michigan’s Department of Integrative Medicine’s “Healing Foods Pyramid”.  Tewksbury township faculty, parents, and educational foundation continue to lead the charge in creating a healthy and wellness focused environments for their students to thrive.

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20Apr/16

Race Training Plan

Training Plans

Generally speaking training for a road race involves 3 to 4 basic workout types, each with a specific objective.

  1. The long/slow jog — is designed to build endurance in both the aerobic system and the working tissues
  2. The “tempo” run — is designed to improve efficiency and begin to stimulate improvements in the athletes ability to sustain a more challenging pace
  3. “Speed work” — is designed to train the muscular system anaerobically and emphasizes “cadence” (steps per minute) or what is sometimes called “turn over”
  4. Movement Quality — these workouts, although optional for younger athletes help to build the flexibility and strength required to improve performance without risking injury.

Download the sample training plan by clicking HERE

25Mar/16

Get fit, improve math!

Evidence

Could aerobic fitness link with learning? This research says YES!

Growing evidence suggests that aerobic fitness benefits the brain and cognition during childhood. The present study is the first to explore cortical brain structure of higher fit and lower fit 9- and 10-year-old children, and how aerobic fitness and cortical thickness relate to academic achievement. We demonstrate that higher fit children (>70th percentile VO2max) showed decreased gray matter thickness in superior frontal cortex, superior temporal areas, and lateral occipital cortex, coupled with better mathematics achievement, compared to lower fit children (<30th percentile VO2max).

Download the study HERE