Recent updates:
   * I have added a New Innovative Products page in order to showcase new products and people to the PE market.  Please take time to view these products.
   * New fitness section being added (in the menu under games and activities)
     *  New activities added in various sections.
     *  Forums are on hold for now, as I make sure they are safe.

Site Updates: Due to several request on Field Day information, I have extensively added to the "My Field Day Section".  I am still receiving requests for other Field Day ideas, so I am looking for other educators to share their questions, ideas and games in the forums or by dropping an e-mail.
     Due to the huge amount of e-mail spam that I receive daily, I have converted all e-mail addresses to gif files.  All the addressed are still operational, but a link is no longer provided.  To contact us, just type our address into the "to" box of your e-mail. 

I.D.E.A Program:  I have now made the new program that I test piloted last year, public.  This program is known as the IDEA Program and is know implemented into my fifth grade curriculum. I.D.E.A. is short for Integrated Disability Education and Awareness. I will not go into great detail here, but it is a program designed to increase staff, student and parent awareness, recognition and respect of all individuals with physical and or mental disabilities.  To learn more about this program, please feel free to visit the IDEA Program web site.

New Program Update:

Last year I test piloted my new program and it was quite a success.  In fact, I had a tremendous number of students apply to participate and had to triple the number of days allotted for it's implementation.  The program was well accepted by the staff and administration.  Toward the end of the year, our principle had me present the program to our district board of education.  Our principal would also like to see me present this program to our state board of education.  I now have a website dedicated to this program and how it works.  I hope to see it implemented in school districts across the country.

New Program:  I have spent the better part of a year creating a new program that will be test piloted in our school.  If this program is as successful as I hope, I believe it will spread to elementary, middle and secondary schools everywhere.  This program will be implemented the first part of February.  I will keep you updated on the progress and details of this program.
 

About MrGym.com

     MrGym.com was is created by a Physical Education teacher, for other Physical Education teachers, students, enthusiasts and anyone interested in the physical fitness of today's youth..  
     Why:  As a young elementary Physical Education teacher, I found myself constantly looking for new games, ideas, solutions to problems, etc.  Back then, there was no Internet and personally, It was frustrating getting information from sources that had little or no experience in an actual classroom/gymnasium.  Yes, there were great ideas, in theory, but as you know, what looks good in a book or a classroom, may not always work well when implemented into a classroom or gymnasium.  Now I do not claim to be the foremost expert on Physical Education, but I do have 20 years of teaching experience.  That is 20 years of trial and error work in the field, that with the introduction of the internet, I can share with other Physical Educators.  MrGym.com is not just about me trying to share what knowledge I have gained, but is about getting all physical educators to share with each other, with the purpose of improving our physical education programs.  Therefore, it is my hope that through this website, physical educators will have an opportunity to share, learn and communicate with other professionals who are "in the trenches" and have time tested ideas and theories that work.  
     When: MrGym.com first hit the Internet in January of 2004.  In 2005, MrGym.com has quadrupled it's 2004 numbers in terms of visitors, hits, and pages viewed, and have doubled the 2005 numbers in 2006.  Furthermore, we broke the 1 million hit mark in late September of 2006.  In 2007 we had 2.4 Million hits by over 100,000 visitors, and as of May 2008, we have had 2.5 Million hits.   
     Story Behind the Name MrGym:  In my early years of teaching, I taught several kindergarten classes for elementary physical education.  One of these classes would greet me as Mr. Jim when they entered the classroom.  I found this kind of strange, as my name is Doug.  Anyway, this goes on for a short time before I approach their teacher to find out why they are calling me Jim.  Upon talking to the teacher, I discovered that the students were told they were going to Gym and since they had never had PE they assumed that Gym (Jim) was my name, so they always greeted me as Mr. Jim (Gym).  I thought this was a cool name and it fits this site very well.
     Thank you for taking the time to visit MrGym.com, I hope you enjoy our site!

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