Nike+Running Giving students purpose for cardiovascular activity through technology.

The Problem With a large portion of America’s youth overweight, more focused cardiovascular exercise in physical education can be a step in the right direction to creating a more fit population.

The Question How do we engage the students in the exercise and what can be a motivating factor for students to want to participate?

The solution Nike+Running App. Downloadable for free in the Apple app store and Google play store.

What Does Nike+ Do? Nike+ is an app that puts focus and purpose to running / walking With this app, students will have the ability to track distance, burned calories, progress, time, pace, and route. This app has a place in not only the physical education setting but also in running clubs, track and field, and cross country running programs.

Nike+Running For physical education this app can give students a chance to use technology in the educational setting in an extremely constructive manner.

Taking Action For those students with a smart phone the app can be downloaded for free! If a student does not have a device, we will provide them with an ipod touch that has the Nike+Running app downloaded on the device. Special pricing options are available through apple for educational devices.