Why sitting is bad for you - Murat Dalkilinç
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Sitting down for brief periods can help us recover from stress or recuperate from exercise. But nowadays, our lifestyles make us sit much more than we move around. Are our bodies built for such a sedentary existence? Murat Dalkilinç investigates the hidden risks of sitting down.
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Divya Iyer
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Does this mean recess should be made mandatory at all schools? (Mine doesn't have recess) Can this limit a student's ability to learn?
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James May
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Have you read John Medina's Book "Brain Rules" He does a nice job of summarizing the brain science behind your question. http://www.brainrules.net/exercise
Dannielle Piersant
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Yes. Studies support the impact of PE and recess on student learning and behavior issues in schools.
Kathy Dean
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in response to Pamela Hinterscher Show comment
check out: www.http://brainbreaks.blogspot.com/
great kinesthetic learning created by high school students!
Glen A. Jackson
Lembah Beringin, Malaysia
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Recess, in and of itself, doesn't cut it. The classes, set breaks, and lesson segments need to be redressed. There needs to be consideration for PE, lunch, and the kinds of seats/desks/tables used.
It is really a holistic thing. You can work in things like TPR, stations, GoNoodle. Stand & stretch at the 15 minute mark, etc.
At my school (a private school in Taiwan), the expectation is that kids eat lunch within 20 minutes, and then are forced to 'nap' at their desks for 30 minutes. It's horrible, from a digestion, posture, and general health standpoint.
Do what you can; lead by example. I showed this video to my 6th, 8th, 9th graders, and they are making some adjustments as they can, too.
David Lloyd-Jones
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Absolutely!
Note that the McMaster Method of medical education -- known as the Harvard Method in the US, because the excellent Harvard Med copied it from Mac -- is based on the research finding that the *** goes to sleep after 18 minutes. McMaster lectures are the same length as TED lectures, and are followed immediately by rounds.
Industry has picked up this latter bit. In competent manufacturing it's called managing by walking around.
-dlj.
The auto editor above has changed the word "***" to " ****." What I meant to say was ****
Hmm. Doesn't like it with a r after the a. How about "bum"?.
Pamela Hinterscher
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I considered how I could build kinesthetic learning into my seventh grade ELAR class. Gallery walks, stations, allowing those students who want to stand the opportunity to do so all might help students get more out of my class.
Opal Leung
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When was recess eliminated? Why was it eliminated?
