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		<title>Physical Education Power to the Grid</title>
		<link>http://www.fitmet.com/2010/06/physical-education-power-to-the-grid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An innovative school is having their students exercise on spinning bikes that add electricity to the power grid.
Not only can the students convert their energy into electricity, Nemec  said, but this effort also reinforces first lady Michelle  Obama&#8217;s Let&#8217;s Move campaign to combat obesity.
Read the article here.
The students study energy sources, like wind power [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fit Kids Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received a press release today pertaining to the Fit Kids Act.  This legislation is meant to modify No Child Left Behind and is asking for quality physical education.  Readers of this blog will be very interested in this information.  Click here for the press release.
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		<title>Opting out of Physical Education Class</title>
		<link>http://www.fitmet.com/2010/02/opting-out-of-physical-education-class/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Receiving credit for physical education through ROTC or marching band has been a hot topic in California lately.
Here is an interesting article from the Orlando Sentinel on opting out of physical education.  Just the title alone caught my attention.  It is titled &#8220;Tens of thousands of Florida kids opt out of gym class.&#8221; It reminds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FitMet BMI Gadget Up and Running Again</title>
		<link>http://www.fitmet.com/2009/12/fitmet-bmi-gadget-up-and-running-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FitMet BMI calculator has been fixed.  The CDC growth charts now appear as a PDF file that you can print.  It is best to run the calculator from either the Firefox or Google Chrome web browsers.
FitMet is looking to improve on this simple calculator.  Please feel free to leave a comment here if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care, Physical Education &amp; Physical Activity</title>
		<link>http://www.fitmet.com/2009/10/health-care-physical-education-physical-activity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By John Kruse
I&#8217;ve recently advocated that more quality physical education can help in the prevention of excessive health care costs.   Today, I found an interview with Newt Gingrich.  In it, he explains the importance of physical education, nutrition and physical activity in attempting to  curb health care costs.
Q: What should be the approach on health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Group Balances</title>
		<link>http://www.fitmet.com/2009/10/group-balances/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fitmet.com/2009/10/group-balances/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Matthew Basset
Fifth Grade California Content Standard 1.1
“Perform simple small-group balance stunts by distributing weight and base of support.”
Developing this standard has been difficult since it can be very dangerous and a difficult concept for students to understand. The premise behind the standard is to have a group of students perform a pyramid by distributing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Reform, Nutrition &amp; Physical Education</title>
		<link>http://www.fitmet.com/2009/09/health-care-reform-nutrition-physical-education/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fitmet.com/2009/09/health-care-reform-nutrition-physical-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By John Kruse
My interest in the current debate on health care reform has me surfing the Internet lately in an attempt to learn the latest information.  In doing so, I came across a very interesting article by Dr. Frank Lipman in the Huffington Post.   The title of the article is &#8220;True Health Reform&#8211;10 Missing Pieces.&#8221;  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Web-Site for California Physical Education &amp; Health Subject Matter Project</title>
		<link>http://www.fitmet.com/2009/09/new-web-site-for-california-physical-education-health-subject-matter-project/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fitmet.com/2009/09/new-web-site-for-california-physical-education-health-subject-matter-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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I just discovered that there is a new Web-site for the California Physical Education and Health Subject Matter Project.  I have been involved with this project for the past four years and have found that it is likely to be the most rigorous professional development one can find.  In fact, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Physical Education</title>
		<link>http://www.fitmet.com/2009/08/online-physical-education/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fitmet.com/2009/08/online-physical-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Matthew Bassett
A new trend has started to creep into education&#8211;online classes. Some schools have tried to save some money and increase enrollment by opening online classes. We are in an age where teachers have to compete with the entertainment of the internet. Maybe online classes are a way to reach out to students who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Microsoft Word to Make Handouts</title>
		<link>http://www.fitmet.com/2009/08/using-microsoft-word-to-make-handouts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Matthew Bassett
Developing Microsoft Word Handouts
Handouts are things that have become very important in my class. My goal is to eventually have at least one handout for every standard that I teach. This is a very slow process but the quality of my teaching increases with each standard that I focus on. Here are some [...]]]></description>
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