More to Physical Activity than Obesity People either go to school or work, and then try to use that as an excuse to not being physically active. Some of them daydream about getting home and spending the rest of their days sitting on a couch watching television, sleeping, listening to music, or eating. They do not think of going to the gym,playing any sport, or anything that has to do with movement. When discussing the topic exercise with other people most of them tend to correlate physical activity with fighting off obesity, but physical activity deals with so much more than that. Everything that we do as adults is an effect from our adolescent years so that is when teachers and parents continue to enforce physical education for children
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In 1820, schools introduced physical education because of the development of human anatomy. Fast forward to the 1950s were 400 schools made it a major. Now they are a mandatory part of class in the younger school grades, but in high school they have the choice of continuing it as an elective or not. This policy of making physical education mandatory is not only a step towards a better direction, but is hopefully there to influence and make it mandatory in all four years of high school too. First, there are many things that adults do repeatedly on a daily basis, and most of the time they usually stick from their adolescent years. According to an Article by Avery D Faigenbaum in his article “Resistance Training for Overweight and Obese Youth: Beyond Sets and Reps” he discusses the importance of encouraging children to do physical activity and he …show more content…
They say that it takes up too much time in class because it isn’t as important as other curriculums for the children. I understand that people will probably think that it takes time off of class, but physical education actually helps children stay focus in school. According to Melinda Solomon’s article “Optimizing the Role of Physical Education in Promoting Physical Activity: A Social-Ecological Approach,” she states, “ [Physical Education] can also be considered a part of the problem based on the practical realities that exist. In light of concerns about student performance on high-stakes tests, many school districts have moved to reduce time allocated for physical education and physical activity during the school day to allow for more instructional time for academic areas that are the focus of standardized tests (Lounsbery, McKenzie, Morrow, Monnat, & Holt, 2013). [However] a wide range of studies have shown that decreasing physical activity time to increase instructional time in other areas is not associated with improved test scores and may be detrimental to children 's health (Trudeau & Shephard, 2008), but physical education requirements continue to be reduced in many school districts” (Solomon). Clearly, physical education makes a great impact on children’s
In 1820, schools introduced physical education because of the development of human anatomy. Fast forward to the 1950s were 400 schools made it a major. Now they are a mandatory part of class in the younger school grades, but in high school they have the choice of continuing it as an elective or not. This policy of making physical education mandatory is not only a step towards a better direction, but is hopefully there to influence and make it mandatory in all four years of high school too. First, there are many things that adults do repeatedly on a daily basis, and most of the time they usually stick from their adolescent years. According to an Article by Avery D Faigenbaum in his article “Resistance Training for Overweight and Obese Youth: Beyond Sets and Reps” he discusses the importance of encouraging children to do physical activity and he …show more content…
They say that it takes up too much time in class because it isn’t as important as other curriculums for the children. I understand that people will probably think that it takes time off of class, but physical education actually helps children stay focus in school. According to Melinda Solomon’s article “Optimizing the Role of Physical Education in Promoting Physical Activity: A Social-Ecological Approach,” she states, “ [Physical Education] can also be considered a part of the problem based on the practical realities that exist. In light of concerns about student performance on high-stakes tests, many school districts have moved to reduce time allocated for physical education and physical activity during the school day to allow for more instructional time for academic areas that are the focus of standardized tests (Lounsbery, McKenzie, Morrow, Monnat, & Holt, 2013). [However] a wide range of studies have shown that decreasing physical activity time to increase instructional time in other areas is not associated with improved test scores and may be detrimental to children 's health (Trudeau & Shephard, 2008), but physical education requirements continue to be reduced in many school districts” (Solomon). Clearly, physical education makes a great impact on children’s