AAHPERD's Let's Move in School Initiative Highlights Physical Activity's Importance « Whole Child Education

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AAHPERD's Let's Move in School Initiative Highlights Physical Activity's Importance

November 25th, 2011 by ASCD Whole Child Bloggers

Post submitted by Paula Keyes Kun, director of communications at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD). AAHPERD is made up of five national associations, of which whole child partner theNational Association for Sport and Physical Education is the largest. ASCD is a strategic partner of AAHPERD’s Let’s Move in School initiative. Like AAHPERD onFacebook and follow the organization on Twitter @NTAAHPERD.

Every child and adolescent needs a minimum of 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Schools have a wonderful opportunity to help students meet that recommendation.

Those are the messages behind the Let’s Move in School initiative, created and run