In Morzano’s and Pickering’s excerpt they bring up many aspects of having fitness incorporated into the classroom. Overall, they expand upon how beneficial it is to have movement installed in a lesson. They explain that movement brings more oxygen and blood flow to the brain, which promotes attention. They also show that movement increases a student’s mood positively. Then they explain how there are two different kinds of physical movement in the classroom.…
Physical activity supports a child’s overall health and well being. It helps with bodily development (i.e. muscle build up and heart and lung function). It helps tackle childhood obesity, promotes a positive attitude to sport, playing outside and other physical activities in later life.…
Not only is physical activity involved in the physical development of a child but it helps to promote a better lifestyle. It is said that children who are involved in sufficient active play in a day are more likely to get to sleep more easily and will probably sleep for longer periods.…
Physical activity is a big part of every child’s life and is very important as it supports each child’s overall health and well-being. It helps with bodily development such as strengthening muscles, heart and lung function. By being physical it can help to prevent obesity and t promotes a positive attitude to sport, playing outside and other physical activities in a child’s later life.…
One of the solutions in reducing childhood obesity is to make mandatory physical education classes, and also lengthen the time period of the P.E. classes. The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) recommends that, “Schools should provide 150 minutes of instructional physical education for elementary school children, and 225 minutes for middle and high school students per week for the entire school year.” Also, NASPE believes that “A quality physical education program provides learning opportunities,…
On a short- term benefit physical activity can boost energy and can remove stress in young people. Their immune system is become stronger. Children who are physically active are more likely to show good social skills, they are confident and they achieve their full developmental potential.…
With the childhood obesity rate rising upward every year, we would think that recess and physical education class should be required in schools, but the reality is that many schools throughout the United States are getting rid of recess and P.E. class. About 1 in every 5 children are obese and physical inactivity is one of the main contributors to that epidemic. Requiring this in school is so important because for many children this is the only time they may be involved in some kind of physical exercise in the day. Children spend most of their day in school and when they go home the common trend is to play video games, watch TV, or sit at their computer. Recess and P.E. may be the only time that children can be physically active and expend those excess calories and energy that they have acquired. “Some newer schools have even gone so far as to being built without playgrounds” (Education Reporter, 1). Not only are they taking away recess but also any playtime that the children may do before and after school.…
However, the subject of physical education is not prioritized by most educators. According to recent research and evaluation done by educators and their perceptions of physical education teachers, “PE remains a marginalized subject with low priority” (Norris, Mars, et al., 2017). If there is not a prioritized and formal education in an area we are exposed to on a daily basis, it is difficult to construct the relation between perception and behavior for most individuals. To clarify, if physical education instructors are not teaching students the importance of physical activity, when those students become adults they are highly likely to suffer from health issues due to their lack of inactivity. According to a health data collection institute, “Today, 2.1 billion people – nearly 30% of the world’s population – are either obese or overweight” (Murray and Ng). These statistics are concrete details in showing the world’s perception of physical activity and how inactivity has resulted in high obesity…
Factors such as unhealthy food choices on school campuses, lack of physical activities in schools, and inadequate health education for America’s youth are the main causes of childhood obesity in America. Although public schools could have a large impact on creating a healthier generation of children, many more accomplishments would have to occur in order to see a complete reformation. Firstly, the American culture would have to be completely revolutionized. Supersized meals and poor exercise habits would have to be abolished in order to see drastic changes. Secondly, parents would have to embrace the health and fitness ideals their children are being taught at school. Healthy, nutritious meals and exercise patterns could not stop once school is dismissed. Parents would have to adopt these principles and implement them into their homes. Finally, legislation would have to be passed that integrates health education and physical fitness classes as core subjects. These specific changes would create bright children that are eager to learn. Also, healthy minds and bodies would allow children to reach their full potential academically, socially, and physically. As John F. Kennedy once said, “Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual…
The role of physical education in the school curriculum has reduced and more subjects such as information technology, art and drama being introduced resulting in children and adolescents spending less time doing physical activity. From 2004 to 2010 there was a significant decline in physical activity among students in Years 6, 8 and 10. This is a reversal of the gains observed between 1997 and 2000.…
Research states “Obesity is common, serious and costly” (mantel 1). Obesity can affect anybody of any age. If schools do not require children to participate in physical education classes, they could face obesity and all of the horrible disease that come with obesity. Center for Disease Control and Prevention director Thomas Frieden said “If we don’t, more people will get sick and die from obesity-related conditions such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer”(Mantel 1). This states some of the horrible diseases and the serious effect of death that can come from obesity.…
In short term physical activity it helps the children to build up their muscles, develop their skeletal frame and develops the heart and function, it also helps to prevent obesity in children. If children get enough physical activity during the day can help children to get to sleep easier and for a longer period of time.…
Exercising is a huge factor on staying healthy. A vastly amount of kids in America are not participating in physical education. In the article “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home” Daniel Weintraub indicates “We limit television and encourage our boys to get out the house, either to participate in organized sports or to ride their bikes, skateboards, or roller blades(Weintraub,P.43,Par.15).” This particularly indicates that parents need to push…
By participating in regular activity it helps maintain and improve health. Regular activity increases cardio respiratory, decreases blood pressure, increases high density lipoprotein cholesterol, boosts immune system and maintains flexibility. These factors can benefit the adolescent by reducing risks of chronic diseases such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, and lung cancer.…
Today we are live in a world when millions of people attend schools every day. They plan to get knowledge required for their successful carrier. Some hold the opinion that schools should be concentrated on academic studies, while the others accent that physical exercise should be a required part of every school day. Personally, I agree with the last opinion and want to bring a list reasons why I think physical exercises should be organized on everyday basis.…