Glen Grove Elementary School

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FRI Mar 2, 07	During student Physical Education Time	Students will participate in jump rope activities during their thirty minute class period as a way to show that they are doing something healthy for their heart. Students may also voluntarily collect money to donate to the American Heart Association.
		The students at Glen Grove have been learning about the important aspects of the heart recently. As part of that process, they are using heart monitors that were donated by the Glenview Education Foundation as part of an Educator Grant. The students are learning how to calculate target heart rate, resting heart rate and maximum heart rate. This incorporates math and health into the physical education curriculum. The students start the class period by putting on a heart rate monitor and performing a warm-up activity. They have associated the different activities with the increase and decrease of the heart rate.
Coronary heart disease is America's No. 1 killer. Stroke is No. 3 and a leading cause of serious disability. That's why it's so important to reduce your risk factors, know the warning signs, and know how to respond quickly and properly if warning signs occur.