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Best exercises for school students to improve their physical health, concentration, and overall well-being:

1. Jumping Jacks

      . Benefits: Perfect for raising the circulation rate, improving stability and                               endurance.

      . How to do it: Put your feet apart with your shoulders width and keep your                           hands close to your body. Same as in the first exercise, jump with your legs                       opened and raise both your arms up, then go back to stand firmly on the                             carpet.

2. Push-ups

      . Benefits: Engages biceps, triceps, back muscles, chest muscles, and your                         midsection.

      . How to do it: Start out by lying on your tummy with your hands placed widest                    part at shoulder distance. Bring your upper body up while still maintaining a                      good back position, and then return it back down without the touching the                          floor.

3. Squats

      . Benefits: Helps strengthen the muscles of the legs and tone up their circulation.

      . How to do it: The exercise involves standing with your feet apart, as wide as the               shoulders, bending your knees to sit on the chair then get up.

4. Plank

      . Benefits: Promotes the development of the customer’s muscles within the                         abdominal region, their limbs, and legs.

     . How to do it: Assume the position similar to a push-up but rather than placing                  your hands flat on the floor put elbows and forearms on ground. Another                            would  be to challenge one to remain as straight as they can for as long as                        they can.

5. Lunges

      . Benefits: Promotes improvement of lower extremities muscles, stability and                     flexibility.

      . How to do it: One of them is to take a step forward with one step, and push the                 other to squat down to the degree of 90 on a perpendicular position to the floor.               Step back to standing position and do it with another leg.

6. Mountain Climbers

     . Benefits: Promotes circulation of blood thereby improving the health of heart,                  tones up the arm and leg muscles and increases the ability to move in different                ways.

     . How to do it: Beginners should start in a push up position and rapidly, in                              controlled movements, switch between moving your knees to the chest.

7. Burpees

      . Benefits: Cardiovascular exercise and toning, with an added benefit of                                 strengthening all major muscle groups.

      . How to do it: A standing position is taken then bend down and place both hands               on the grounds then jump off, bring your feet back and assume plank stand,                       then jump off and take a jump.

8. Bicycle Crunches

      . Benefits: Exercises the abdominal muscles and enhances the muscles of the                     lower stomach.

     . How to do it: Lie down on your back, raise your legs upwards and turn your                        right hand to touch your left knee, while letting your right leg also extend                            forward Swap opposite sides in a pedaling motion.

9. High Knees

     . Benefits: It helps to enhance the quality of blood and develop the muscles of legs            thus enhance the cardiovascular system.

     . How to do it: Jump with your feet apart and start jogging and lift your knees as                  high as you can towards the chest.

10. Skipping

       . Benefits: Perfect for the coordination of these parts, circulation and stamina too.

       . How to do it: Jumping with a rope turning it in jumps, like with a skipping rope.                  Take your time at the beginning and after you feel comfortable pick up the                        pace.

These exercises may sound trivial but often prove very useful and can be easily integrated to be done in a physical education class or at home. They also assist student on issues of concentration, attention and energy levels in a given school day.