Physical Activity, Fitness Trackers, and Eating Healthy
Physical Activity
Physical activity has proven to have many benefits for students, such as decreasing stress, preventing chronic disease, and increasing academic performance. Now, more than ever, students need physical activity. Fitness trackers will motivate and educate each student about the importance of heart rate and physical activity, which, in return, will improve social-emotional learning for every student!
It is important to be physically active. Especially now that we are in quarantine. It is very easy for us to fall into an inactive habit.
Fitness Trackers
One way to help motivate us and make sure we are getting enough activity is by wearing an activity tracker.
Any activity tracker will work. I wear Polar watches. I think Garmin and Polar are two of the best quality brands you can go with. However Garmin is more expensive.
Polar fitness has partnered with Providence High School to offer our students a special discount off Polar watches and fitness trackers. Make staying fit and healthy a natural part of your everyday life.
Visit Polar.com to see their selection of fitness trackers. For more information or to purchase a fitness tracker with the Providence discount, contact Barb McCarney at Barbara.mccarney@polar.com 516 474 2370. Just let her know you are a Providence High School student in David Bird's science class and she will help you out.
I recommend the Polar Unite. It is a fantastic watch/heart rate monitor/fitness tracker
Most the time I prefer to have an activity tracker with GPS so I can check my rout and time when bicycling and hiking. These are the two GPS activity watches I wear the most.
We need to encourage each other to be active. I find myself being less active during quarantine and have to find the motivation to move!
If you are a Polar user feel free to follow me on Polar flow.
If you are a Strava user, feel free to follow me on Strava
If you use other activity apps I encourage you to find others and follow each other. It can be good motivation.
Lets encourage each other to be more active!