Physical Education

General tips on exercise and its importance.
2016, The Wellness Network. 8 videos, 3-4 minutes each.

Understand how making healthy choices in the food and drink you consume, getting proper amounts of physical activity and sleep, and the right sources of emotional support can help you manage stress.
2016, The Welness Network. 3 minutes.

This five-part series explores food-related issues with the energy, complexity, and engagement needed to reach today’s young adults. Using eye-catching animation sequences and commentary from nutritionists, dieticians, and trainers, the series conveys detailed, real-world knowledge about basic nutrition, weight management, physical fitness, eating disorders, and food safety.
2011, Meridian Education. 5-part series, 30 minutes each.

This video shows young people how to make healthy eating a priority as they pursue sports and fitness. Viewers encounter the four main categories of physiological health—cardiovascular and respiratory fitness, muscle strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition—while learning how glucose, glycogen, ATP, and other compounds play a role in the body’s energy production, via aerobic and anaerobic metabolism. Students may be surprised to learn that the amounts of protein, fat, and carbohydrates needed by an athlete are roughly similar to what the average person requires—and that pricey supplements are no substitute for real food.
2001, Meridian Education. 25 minutes.

A Student’s Guide to Exercise for Improving Health provides practical advice and suggestions that will help students balance a healthy, active lifestyle with academic success. Students will learn the many benefits of exercise, how to design an exercise program, and how to set realistic and attainable fitness goals that will improve health, happiness, and academic success.
2018, Alexander Street. 14 minutes.

This two-part series provides multilevel perspectives—individual, community, national, global—on personal health to help young adults see how they fit into the big picture. In addition, practical examples of how viewers can improve their own personal health are included throughout, along with commentary by health care professionals.
2010, ClickView Pty Limited. 2-part series, 18–26 minutes each.

Physical fitness is a key component of lifelong health. This series shows how to perform many exercises correctly and safely.
2014, The Wellness Network. 22 videos, 1-2 minutes each.