The Army is in the Gym - RHS PE(April 11, 2016 - Riverhead, NY) The fitness program at the high school this year, which is referred to as Blue Wave Fitness, is new to the 2015-16 school year and focuses on fitness. Blue Wave Fitness is designed to enhance personal fitness and is a core strength and conditioning program. The program is modeled after a modified cross fit program. The first two days of PE every week are fitness days. Students alternate between a series of fitness exercises which include exercises such as Dumbbell Push Presses, Running, Burpees, Ski Hops, Swiss Ball Ab Crunches, Moutain Climbers, Box Jumps, Wall Ball Shots, Wall-to-Wall Runs, and Hand Release Push Ups. There are four rounds of exercises at four stations for 45 seconds to 4 minutes each with a 1 to 2 minute recovery after each round of four stations.
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BLue Waves Fitness from Sandra Kolbo on Vimeo. In an effort to keep changing up the exercises in the Blue Wave Fitness program, the RHS PE teachers invited area Army recruiters to put their classes through a variety of fitness and team building exercises devised by the recruiters.
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"We are constantly changing the exercises," notes PE teacher Maria Dounelis, "which keeps the program fresh and interesting. Because of the variety of exercises, lots of muscle groups are being worked. We also have the students keep notebooks so they can use their notes as a reference guide for working out at home, in the gym and hopefully throughout their lives. During their other PE times, we play games and teach skills, but this fitness program makes sure everybody is working out simultaneously and not just sitting and waiting for their turn to play. We really want to thank these local recruiters for working with us to keep our students healthy and fit."