Use short, fun activity breaks to improve students' health Healthy Breaks: Wellness Activities for the Classroom provides classroom teachers all they need to present engaging health and wellness activities in their classrooms throughout the day. The activities last 5 to 10 minutes and meet many national objectives on wellness policies and they help kids see activity as a regular and fun part of their day. Healthy Breaks promotes healthy lifestyles, beginning with daily wellness activities in the classroom. The activities supplement the physical education and health education programs by promoting natural activity throughout the day. The author also provides suggestions for using these activities in place of the food-centered celebrations that occur throughout the school year. Healthy Breaks presents the following features:

• Tools for kindergarten through sixth-grade classroom and health teachers to promote wellness and provide health-related activities in the classroom
• Activities for before- and after-school program leaders to increase physical activity and wellness
• Clear and concise instructions that make it easy for any teacher to engage students in physical activity and academic learning

Healthy Breaks can be used as a supplemental guide for classroom teachers who want to integrate health, wellness, and movement within their classrooms, as well as an additional guide for physical educators who have limited gym space and resources. And, perhaps best of all, the resource can be used in transforming our "cupcake culture" into a health and wellness culture.