Check out these activities and resources from SHAPE for February Heart Month!

February: You Gotta Have Heart

Now's the time to help your students — and entire school — get heart-healthy! With new resources from SHAPE America, it's easier than ever and your efforts will also be supporting 50 Million Strong by 2029, SHAPE America's commitment to empower students to live healthy and active lives through effective health and physical education programs.

Build a Heart-Healthy School

Check out these brand-new resources to help get your students moving and making heart-health a priority this year:  February's heart-focused physical activity and "10 at a Time" calendars; Standards-based, heart-themed activities that align with the "Zoo Crew" animals' signature messages; Templates and other resources to help you advocate for — and develop — a Cardiac Emergency Response Plan. Plan a JRFH/HFH Event

Whether you have just started thinking about holding a JRFH/HFH event or your event is days away, you can find tips and resources to enhance the experience for you and your students. Follow these 6 steps for guidance on getting top-level support, raising funds online, and more.

Help Your Heart Month Event ROAR

Celebrate your school's commitment to heart-health and inspire others at #SHAPEHeartMonth! Here are three easy ways to share the love: 1. Download free Heart Month calendars 2. Post fun photos and videos 3. Share the "Heart Champion" badge

Let's Move in School

Okay, so with Winter Storm Alfred (I really thought it was October this past weekend, you know, that season called FALL ) --- Halloween has been postponed for most towns, however, eventually some towns will do Halloween, so to work off that candy or the candy everyone has been eating because you have no power and nothing to eat ----- check out the webinar on November 9th "Physical Activity Before and After School" at www.LetsMoveinSchool.org.  Learn about what some schools are doing to promote the nationally recommended 60+ minutes of daily moderate to vigorous physical activity --- not sure where shoveling and playing in what some described as "white water" given the water content of the snow we had falls under physical activity