Low-Income High School Students: A Case Study

Lack of physical activity continues to affect young individuals, especially high school students. This may be due to the fact that there is lack of resources available to provide opportunities for physical activity. The lack of physical activity has shown to affect low-income communities. According to Cadzow, Chambers, and Sandell (2015), “low-income high school students lacked knowledge about fitness and nutrition, lack of sufficient time to meet state physical activity and physical education (PE) requirements, and lack of non-traditional motivating equipment and an aligned curriculum that supported PE standards.” The purpose of this case study is to create a program to give the low-income high school students a variety of opportunities to participate in physical activity. In rural areas where income levels tend to be low, the childhood obesity rates tend to be high. The built environment around the community can pose
For example, offering an afterschool program that promotes non-competitive types of activities will allow, not only athletes, but also all students to participate in the activity allowing an impact on a larger population size. In addition, having trained physical educators will promote correct movement patterns. Specifically, an open gym with a trained physical education staff member will allow students to participate with a trained supervisor that can offer correct movements and techniques. It is imperative training is offered for physical education teachers so they can become comfortable with providing physical activity opportunities for students, including This strategies for properly managing movement (Heidorn and Centeio, 2012). This is the procedure I would take to tackle the obesity problem in low-income high school students. Even so, there are a number of other factors that contribute to the