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There's a science behind why your workouts boost your happiness. Learn how to optimize your fitness routine for even more joy. 
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"There’s a reason why teachers receive a sad, knowing nod from others at a dinner party or when meeting new people. The profession kicks us around and often kicks hardest when we’re down."
Beth Dichter's insight:
What can we do to protect ourselves from burn-out? Check out 25 suggestions in this post. Five are below. Click through to the post to learn more about each of them as well as an additional 20 ideas...and consider sharing them with your school faculty. * Mindfulness meditation * Laugh - all the time and wildly * Sink into teaching something new * Take your own advice * Create small sanctuaries
Rosemary Tyrrell, Ed.D.'s curator insight,
March 18, 2014 12:52 PM
Some useful, if familiar, tips for avoiding burnout.
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Activity fends off Alzheimer's disease in people over 80, according to new research that tracked the movements of people in their 80s. And just doing stuff counts.
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Just 12 minutes of aerobic exercise can boost low-income college students’ academic performance. The effect is large enough to close the achievement gap.
Beth Dichter's insight:
In 2012 a study was published that noted there were academic benefits for low-income who had "short bursts of aerobic exercise. This article shares a new study where participants age 17 - 21 were placed in groups (based on income level) and assigned to either the experimental group or the control group. The experimental group jogged for 12 minutes while the control group watched a video on the benefits of exercise. And yes, these students also saw a significant increase in academic performance. For more information click through to the article.
Progressive training's curator insight,
June 17, 2014 11:30 AM
Can Exercise Close the Achievement Gap?
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The 6th annual survey of top health concerns has been released by C.S. Mott Children's Hospital adults "rated not enough exercise as the leading health concern for children in their communities." The pdf file provides a variety of infographics including the top 10 U.S. child health concerns rated as a big problem by race/ethnicity (Hispanics, Blacks, Whites).
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The increase in brain activity that occurs with exercise appears to have implications not only for how well the brain functions during exercise, but also for how well our thinking and memory work the rest of the time.
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This infographic shares the science behind exercise. Learn how to optimize your workout for maximum happiness, how to have more fun with less work, motivational tips and more.
As teachers we often work long days and find it tough to get in our exercise, but if we can find the time we may find ourselves in a better place in the classroom.