Penn Live

Schools should make gym class a priority

When people think of America today, they no longer associate the country with only the one word it was founded on: freedom. Unfortunately, another, more negative word has become permanently linked to ...
Forbes

At One High School, There's Gym Class, And Then There's 'Fat Gym' Class

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about youth sports under the title: Your Kid's Not Going Pro. In academic subjects such as math, social studies, science ...
Boston.com

Gym class without the gym? With technology, it’s catching on

Grace Brown’s schedule at West Potomac High School in northern Virginia is filled with all the usual academics, and she’s packed in Latin, chorus and piano as extras. What she can’t cram into the 8:10 ...
Seattle Times

In this Seattle Gymnastics class, you’ll put in a lot of rough, but enjoyable, strength work before you turn into a tumbler

WHEN COACH LUCY DOUGALL asked the class to write down our gymnastics goals, I was at a loss. “Do what they’re doing?” I thought to myself, as I watched girls in sparkly leotards flip and tumble on a ...