The Year in Review: Top Health & PE Content
As 2025 comes to a close, we’ve compiled the most popular resources, articles, books, and blog posts of the year. If you’re looking for top health and physical education content, this is a great place to start!
Top 5 Books
SHAPE America publishes an extensive catalog of books for health and physical educators, including texts on national standards, lesson planning, curriculum and assessment, research and methodology, cultural equity, and much more.
Here are the most-purchased books for 2025, available through our publishing partner Human Kinetics:
National Physical Education Standards, Fourth Edition
SHAPE America2National Health Education Standards, Third Edition
SHAPE America3The Essentials of Teaching Health Education, Third Edition
Sarah Benes, Holly Alperin4The Essentials of Teaching Physical Education, Second Edition
Steve Mitchell, Jennifer L. Walton-Fisette5Creative Dance for All Ages, Third Edition
Anne Green Gilbert
Top 5 Health & PE Resources
Throughout 2025, SHAPE America shared many resources for teachers, administrators and parents. Here are the most-downloaded items from this year:
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Learning Progressions Guidance Flyer
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Elementary Standards in Action Poster Set
You’ll find more standards-based resources for health education and physical education on the SHAPE America website, along with the always popular monthly activity calendars!
Top 5 Webinars & Courses
Have you seen SHAPE America Catalog? It’s filled with webinars and courses — all designed to help you learn on your schedule, at your own pace.
Here are the most-accessed webinars and courses for 2025:
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Roadmap to Adapted Physical Education
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101 Webinar: Overview of the New National Health Education Standards
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101 Webinar: Overview of the New National Physical Education Standards
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Diving Into the New SHAPE America National Physical Education
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A University’s Role in Whole-of-School Physical Activity and Health Programming
Top 5 Blog Posts
These were the most-viewed articles published this year on the SHAPE America Blog:
10 Super Simple Equipment Modifications to Support Your Students in PE
Matt Barker2Fitness Through Play: How to Reimagine Physical Education for Lifelong Wellness
Courtney Lukasavitz3Why All Physical Education Teachers Need an Adapted PE Bucket
Brad Hunter4Building a Dream Team: Cultivating an Inclusive and Joyful PE Culture
Juli Neace5Implementing a Standards-Based Personal Fitness Course in High School PE
Maria Pessman
Popular Digital Content
SHAPE America publishes Momentum magazine, guidance documents, advocacy resources, and other digital content on the Issuu platform. Here’s a glimpse at some of our featured content from 2025.
Standards Adoption ToolkitAnswering Frequently Asked Questions About Adapted Physical EducationConnecting Health Education Skills in the Physical Education SettingTop Teachers, Top TipsReal World, Real Impact
Member Journals
Our four member journals publish over 150 articles in any given volume year. These were the most downloaded in 2025.
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American Journal of Health Education (AJHE)
Developing a Food and Nutrition Curriculum: An Ethnographic Study of Secondary Education Teachers
Denise Buttigieg Fiteni & Mike Mimirinis
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Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD)
Exploring the Value of Student Autonomy in Physical Education: Two Case Studies in the UK and Australia
Rachael Jefferson, Lee Sullivan & Simon Board
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Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators
Goal-Setting Strategies: A Primer for Sport Coaches
Matthew D. Bird, Chris Chapman & Patricia C. Jackman
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Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (RQES)
Gaelic Football Coaches’ Use of a Game-Based Approach Impacts Game Performance, Session Characteristics, and Player Perceptions
Paul Kinnerk, Philip E. Kearney, Stephen Harvey & Mark Lyons
