Students Should Be Required to Take Physical Educatuion Courses

Students Should Be Required to Take Physical Education Courses Would you want your child to be overweight, have bad sportsmanship and cooperation? What about your child to be stressed or depressed? Some students in schools today are not required to take Physical Education courses which negatively affect children. 13.2% of Mexican-American girls four to five years old are classified as over-weight according to a University of Michigan study on Physical Education in America’s schools. Also coming from the same study 12% of Mexican-American boys, 8.5% of African-American boys, 2.7% of white boys age’s four to five, and 9.0% of white girls are classified as over-weight (Fitzgibbon). Five out of twenty-five students do not participate in any vigorous exercise outside of school as stated in a Michigan study. If students were required to take Physical Education, the United States would not be home to as many over-weight people. Some students may not be able to exercise at home. They might not be allowed to go outside when their parents are not at home. Plus their parents work long hours which prevents them from getting home at a reasonable time. Physical Education would improve a child’s health in numerous ways that includes improving the heart and lungs. Physical Education could also reduce the possibility of obesity by the running and exercising which involves movement that in return burns calories
Taking Physical Education courses can build good sportsmanship and co-operation. In Physical Education students play many games like football, baseball, and softball. Each of these games requires teamwork. When using teamwork, students are required to communicate with each other which can help build lifelong friendships. Team spirit is also used in games played in Physical Education. Win or lose, students are taught to have good team spirit. Students are taught to congratulate other team members and the members of other teams and not make fun or put down the losers.

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