She stresses the point to a few cooling it in the shade of fir trees on a warm Thursday morning. She wants heart rates up and limbs in motion. If students don't want to play with others they must run for 10 minutes. In 1994, Ms. Oldaker returned to teaching after 11 years as a health club instructor and manager. Her classes at Warrenton Middle reflect that experience in fitness clubs.
Students often exercise to music.
Changing the name from PE to PAHL helped transform the students' attitudes about physical activity, according to Ms. Oldaker. Now don't get me wrong, I like to see kids in sports. It's good for them and it keeps them out of trouble, but there should be more emphasis on healthy living, not just the playing of sports. If they thought this was an all-sports class, they would immediately think they would not succeed. I try to make it fun and show them certain sports skills but make it more of an emphasis on moving and getting their heart rates up.