Interactive Health Technologies

08/28/2026

The Presidential Fitness Test is returning to schools nationwide. As states, districts, and schools determine how they will implement the updated assessments, IHT provides a proven system that is ready now.

IHT’s Fitness Assessment Software gives schools and school districts a ready-to-use platform to:

1. Administer the assessments - Access the updated measures, benchmarks, protocols, and instructional resources.
2. Capture results - Enter results quickly through the IHT Spirit System using a tablet, Chromebook, or computer.
3. Track individual growth - Monitor each student’s progress across testing periods and from year to year.
4. See the bigger picture - Generate student, class, school, district, and statewide reports.

Watch our latest video about our Presidential Fitness Software to learn more: https://youtu.be/ZYxjgQRgvHI?si=IxGI0qslKcuZiRrj

The updated Presidential Fitness Test is launching a nationwide mov...

08/25/2026

Kids at Generation ELEV8 aren't just working out – they're racing to get their heart rates into the red zone. Learn how this youth wellness camp uses the Spirit System to make kids excited for physical activities: https://ihtusa.com/iht-blog/ihts-heart-rate-monitors-are-golden-for-holistic-health-camp/

08/20/2026

What if the kids who dislike physical activities started asking for more of it?

That’s what’s happening at Generation ELEV8, a youth wellness camp in Reno, Nevada, serving around 1,200 kids a year, many of whom don’t have an adequate PE program in their school. Founder Michael Townsell strapped Spirit heart rate monitors on his campers, and the kids who always needed coaxing to push harder stopped needing to be pushed at all.

“They were working out harder than they’ve ever worked out,” he said. “And right there, I was like, bingo. It wasn’t me pushing them ... it was literally them challenging themselves through trying to get their heart rate up ... And that’s when I was like, oh yeah, these are golden.”

Here’s why it works:
The Spirit System makes effort visible. The monitors transform effort (something kids usually can’t see or measure) and display it right on their wrist in color. No more comparing themselves to the fastest runner in the group. Just their own heart rate, and the drive to push it higher than it was a minute ago.

For the kids who’ve always felt like they were falling behind, that’s not a small thing. It’s the difference between dreading movement and chasing it.

The Spirit System also automatically collects heart rate data and showcases it in different reports, so the adults supporting them know who is excelling, who needs an extra push, and have the objective data to prove their wellness program is working.

See what that looks like in a youth wellness organization setting and learn more about how Generation Elev8 is supporting wellness for kids: https://ihtusa.com/iht-blog/ihts-heart-rate-monitors-are-golden-for-holistic-health-camp/

08/18/2026

Renita Searcy's 4th graders at Whispering Pines Elementary, in Texas, had never worn a heart rate monitor. After a couple months of using the Spirit System, she already changed how she proves student growth.

"You can be the greatest teacher in the world, but if you don't have evidence, what evidence can you show that you are doing the work?" she said. "The heart rate monitors take my classes to the next level because it really shows the data and it maps out everything.”

That's the difference the Spirit System makes: turning fitness assessments from a checkbox into real, visible proof of student progress.

For teachers. For principals. For students’ health.

See how the Spirit System is transforming fitness assessments in schools: https://ihtusa.com/iht-blog/pe-teacher-used-american-heart-association-grant-to-bring-heart-rate-monitors-to-elementary-school/

08/13/2026

🎒 Back to school means back to a BIG question:

How are our students really doing?

Not just academically. Physically, emotionally, behaviorally.

Across the country, PE teachers, adapted PE teachers, education specialists, school counselors, school social workers, district coordinators, and other educators are all asking the same thing: How do we better support the whole student?

The Spirit System gives real-time heart rate and wellness data that helps educators do exactly that, whether it's tracking MVPA during PE, supporting self-regulation, building emotional awareness, or bringing real heart rate data into a STEM lesson.

One platform. So many ways to show up for kids. Reach out to us or visit our website for more information.

Here's to a new school year built on data-informed support. ❤️

08/07/2026

💡 Funding shouldn't be the reason a great wellness program doesn't happen.

Whether you're building motivation in PE, increasing student accountability in online PE, supporting counseling programs, or expanding emotional health initiatives district-wide, there's likely funding out there to help you bring heart rate monitoring to your students.

Campus budgets. Teacher grants. Local business partnerships. Federal programs like ESSA and Title IV-A. National grant search tools. The opportunities are out there, you just need a roadmap to find them.

That's exactly what IHT built. 📋

We can make the process a lot less overwhelming. Our free Funding Roadmap eBook walks you through exactly how to find, apply for, and win the funding your program needs. Or you can schedule a call with one of our experts for assistance identifying funding opportunities.

👉 Explore funding strategies + download our funding guide: https://ihtusa.com/funding/

08/04/2026

Self-regulation is one of the hardest IEP goals to measure. And an IEP goal is only as strong as the data behind it.

Heart rate data changes that. The Spirit System arms educators with objective, physiological data that can be measured, tracked, and monitored.

Learn more about how heart rate technology can be used for self-regulation IEP goals: https://ihtusa.com/iht-blog/self-regulation-iep-goals-how-to-track-iep-progress-with-heart-rate-data/

07/28/2026

Behavior is communication, but what is the body saying?

When students struggle with self-regulation, understanding physiological responses can change everything.

Our latest blog explores how heart rate monitoring can support behavior intervention strategies in schools.

Read it here: https://ihtusa.com/iht-blog/how-to-teach-stress-management-to-students-using-heart-rate-data/

07/22/2026

This is what an equitable PE class looks like.

Every student motivated, every student seen.

Fitness looks different for each student … and the Spirit System lets PE teachers measure effort with objective data instead of guessing.

07/20/2026

Planning for the next school year this summer?

Now is the time to explore tools that can:
✔ support physical and emotional wellness
✔ improve student accountability
✔ strengthen interventions
✔ empower teachers

Discover how the Spirit System turns heartbeats into meaningful insights: https://ihtusa.com/start-a-conversation/