Alternative PE

Author Message Kathleen B. Brown (Kaderbrown) New member Username: Kaderbrown Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 - 8:37 am:        I have a question for those in the PE profession. In my classes we have been discussing obesity among children and adolescents and how those kids that are overweight feel and perform in PE. The inclusion of an "Alternative PE" was offered as a possibility for those kids that struggle physically and emotionally in regular PE. "Alternative PE" would be a more specialized class that tends to the physical needs of obese children. I was wondering what PE teachers thought of this idea and if they have ever heard of or experienced this type of PE? Donna Ash (Dash) Junior Member Username: Dash Post Number: 4 Registered: 3-2007 Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 8:26 am:        I am at Elmwood Park High School and they have an Alternative PE class for mainly obese students. I think it is a wonderful class offered to these students because they use heart rate monitors and must do 30 minutes of exercise where their heart rate is at 150 or higher. They also recieve extra credit each week if they lost more than a pound. The students seem to enjoy themselves in this class and are excited each week to weigh in and see how much weight they lost.

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