Dr. Jon Morey is back to talk about modern physical education, its pros and cons, and what we can do to do it better.

Jon's bio and info in a previous episode: https://www.spreaker.com/user/11043023/59-dr-jon-morey-on-fitness-thriving-and-

Contact Jon:
1. Uncivilized Vitality: https://greatlakesmovement.com/uncivilized-vitality/
2. Great Lakes Chiropractic & Movement Center: https://greatlakesmovement.com

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1. Email: reasonrx@aol.com
2. Gold Academy: https://www.goldams.com
3. Total Human Fitness: https://total-human-fitness.com
4. Cypress Creek Ecological Restoration Project: https://ccerp.org
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Show notes.
1. Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey MD
https://www.amazon.com/Spark-Revolutionary-Science-Exercise-Brain/dp/B08RZD6D4Z/

Book description: "A groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain, from the best-selling author and renowned psychiatrist John J. Ratey, MD.
...
"In Spark, John J. Ratey, MD, embarks upon a fascinating and entertaining journey through the mind-body connection, presenting startling research to prove that exercise is truly our best defense against everything from depression to ADD to addiction to aggression to menopause to Alzheimer's.

"Filled with amazing case studies (such as the revolutionary fitness program in Naperville, Illinois, which has put this school district of 19,000 kids first in the world of science test scores), Spark is the first book to explore comprehensively the connection between exercise and the brain. It will change forever the way you think about your morning run - or, for that matter, simply the way you think."

2. "MovNat in Schools: Educator Certification"
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 13-14 Aug 2022
Learn more: https://www.movnat.com/event/2022-educator-certification-usa/

They say: "This course is best suited for educators across subject areas and disciplines who work with children in preK – 12th grade. This includes physical education, classroom education, special education, homeschool education, after school programs, summer camps, and anyone else who works with children for fitness, educational, or physical education purposes.

"Our Educator Certification Program is an innovative and fundamental movement certification for those who work with children in school-based settings.

"We offer a one day certification for all educators (MCE) and a more in-depth, two-day certification for physical educators (MCE-PE). Educators who take the one day certification will walk away with the knowledge and skills to strategically use essential natural movements to help students do their best learning, including self-regulation and community-building strategies, in any classroom setting.

"Along with learning the fundamentals in Day 1, Physical Educators will extend their knowledge on Day 2 by learning more movement skills as well as techniques for structuring and implementing natural movements into their physical education classes so that all students can better learn how to move their physical bodies and achieve health and empowerment."

Learn more: https://www.movnat.com/event/2022-educator-certification-usa/

3. MovNat in Schools Case Study: Chinook Trail Middle School with Audra Holck
https://www.movnat.com/movnat-in-schools-chinook-case-study/

Excerpts:
i. "Audra Holck, a physical education teacher at Chinook Trail Middle School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has a unique approach to her physical education classes: she only teaches MovNat. As a level 2 MovNat Certified Trainer, she draws upon her certification experience to design and implement her own MovNat program for 6th-8th grade students. And her students absolutely love it!"
ii. "Audra’s application of MovNat is just one way to bring MovNat into a physical education class. There are many different ways to structure and implement Natural Movement in a school-based setting that also compliments pre-existing programs or curriculum. Audra suggests starting small, such as incorporating breathing and ground movement into the beginning of class or creating a 2-3 week mini unit. There are also cost-effective ways to build Natural Movement obstacles (think a 2×4 for balancing, a pull-up bar in the door frame, or rocks/logs for lifting) to create new movement opportunities for your students."

4. "MovNat at Chinook Trail Middle School – Case Study" (3 min 24 sec)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjDYQuwZT5Y&t=157s

5. The LaSierra Program
i. Fitness standards from LaSierra High School Physical Education Department’s 1966 Concept Philosophy handbook: https://goldams.com/fitness-standards/

ii. "The Motivation Factor - Physical Education in schools in 1960's" (5 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fISgKl8dB3M

iii. " 'The School Where Fitness Counts' (LaSierra High PE)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmNLwMJNak0

iv. '"LaSierra High PE Demonstrations' (B-ROLL, Reel #3, Color, No Sound)" (25 min 14 sec)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk88M_Q76hs

6. The Classical Tradition and Some History of Physical Education
i. "Physical Fitness (1936)" (1 min 13 sec)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOsMiLxQHuA

ii. "Boys' P.T. Aka Children Of South Africa (1944)" (1 min 49 sec)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug0iMg04VNY

iii. "Physical Training Battalion Boys In Action (1945)" (1 min 58 sec)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkrwlM3wlGE

iv. "Men Of Tomorrow! (1938)" (1 min 34 sec)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65rww9nZtEA

7. "DECLINING RATES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE UNITED STATES: What Are the Contributors?" by Ross C. Brownson, Tegan K. Boehmer, and Douglas A. Luke
https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev.publhealth.26.021304.144437

From the abstract: "This review describes current patterns and long-term trends (up to 50 years when possible) related to (a) physical activity, (b) employment and occupation, (c) travel behavior, (d) land use, and (e) related behaviors (e.g., television watching). On the basis of available data, the following trends were observed according to type of physical activity: relatively stable or slightly increasing levels of leisure-time physical activity, declining work-related activity, declining transportation activity, declining activity in the home, and increasing sedentary activity. These result in an overall trend of declining total physical activity. Large differences were noted in the rates of walking for transportation across metropolitan statistical areas. A strong linear increase existed in vehicle miles traveled per person over the past half century, coupled with a strong and consistent trend toward Americans living in suburbs. ..."

8. Speaking of "modern" training vs optimal training fit for a human, enjoy this video of Rocky doing things right! "Rocky IV Training Montage | 720p HD" (7 min 41 sec)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_9FyTiq3SA

9. Root Cause Analysis
i. "Five whys"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_whys

ii. "5 Whys: Getting to the Root of a Problem Quickly"
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_5W.htm

iii. "5 Whys: The Ultimate Root Cause Analysis Tool"
https://kanbanize.com/lean-management/improvement/5-whys-analysis-tool

iv. "The 5 Whys Process We Use to Understand the Root of Any Problem"
https://buffer.com/resources/5-whys-process/

v. "Understanding the Five Whys"
https://www.creativesafetysupply.com/articles/understanding-the-five-whys/

10. Hierarchy of Knowledge and Skills
"Knowledge, therefore, has a hierarchical structure. 'Hierarchy,' in general, as the Oxford English Dictionary reports, means 'a body of persons or things ranked in grades orders, or classes, one above another.' A hierarchy of knowledge means a body of concepts and conclusions ranked in order of logical dependence, one upon another, according to each item's distance from the base of the structure. The base is the perceptual data with which cognition begins.

"The concept of 'hierarchy' in this sense is epistemological, not metaphysical. In reality, facts are simultaneous. The facts discovered by Einstein, for instance, do not come into existence later than the facts discovered by Newton; the facts themselves exist eternally. But an order of logical dependence among them exists from man's perspective, because man cannot come to know all facts with the same directness." --Dr. Leonard Peikoff, OPAR

11. Context of Knowledge
" 'Context' means 'the sum of cognitive elements conditioning an item of knowledge.' This sum is what enables us to reach the new conclusion, to prove it, to interpret it, to apply it."

Picture and bio courtesty Jon Morey.