Spark…continued…
So, what was the impact of this ramped-up philosophy of fitness (rather than just sports) at Naperville Central High School? Here was how it played out: this new P.E. curriculum allowed students to work out before the start of school each day. Workouts consisted of sprints and a host of other exercises performed with intensity and against a clock. (Sound familiar?) The question was whether this early morning physical activity might enable students to boost their reading ability or excel in subjects in which they were having difficulties. The thought was that this physical stimulus might create an environment in the brain that would leave it "ready, willing and able to learn".
Sure enough, students participating in this program showed a 17% improvement in reading and comprehension at the end of the semester compared with only a 10.7 % improvement for those students who slept in and attended standard P.E. class later in the day. Some students reported elevated moods and more energy throughout the course of the school day after this rigorous morning exercise. The correlation between this brand of physical education and improved test scores is difficult to dismiss.
Air squat drills with the Middle School/High School class...
9 Comments:
New PR 30 double-unders, 41.25” box jump
WOD as Rx- 10:40 (PR)Down 2 min since 6/23
YAYYYYY BURPEESSSS!!!!!
– Tank on July 27th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Box jump- 41.25 , new PR
Joined muscle up club
Wod @75#, 12:00, 2:43 faster than 6/23
– Walker on July 27th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
welcome to the Club Adam!
– Muscle-up Club on July 27th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
WOD as Rx: 7:53
down from 9:23 on 6/23
– Jesse on July 27th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Another day at the beach …
3 rounds: 25 DU, 20 swings, 15 games push ups.
Amy 7:29, Neil 9:09 (couldn’t get a DU in the 1st round to save his life).
Beer #? and a nap this afternoon … yep, at the beach!!
– She Who Must Be Obeyed on July 27th, 2010 at 5:42 pm
Neil and Amy,
You guys should rent a surf board and try my favorite beach work out. Catch 30 waves for time.
WOD: 95lb, except 45lb on the OHS.
16 minutes even. About the same time as last month, except I did 75/45.
– yogadude on July 27th, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Box jump 35, PR
WOD 17:42
65/15 OHS and FS
Yay burpees and thrusters!
Caleb’s scores which make me look like a complete slacker…
Box jump 50.75, PR
WOD as Rx 6:39
– Becky and Caleb on July 28th, 2010 at 12:15 am
We had 3 gym records fall on Tuesday!
Congrats to John Steger on breaking the consecutive double-unders record (114 I believe)
Congrats to Caleb to breaking the Dead Hang Pull-ups (30) and Box Jump (50.75)records
Great work guys!
– Jesse on July 28th, 2010 at 6:57 am
Very nice work everyone!
Bryce, my brother has a board. The waves have not been the best for surfing, yet. We’ve done some decent body surfing though.
– She Who Must Be Obeyed on July 28th, 2010 at 9:27 am