PLT4M

MARCH 6, 2023

Regular physical activity in children and adolescents promotes health and fitness and helps to reduce obesity and the risk of developing chronic conditions. This recommendation from the CDC is for all students. In addition, the obesity rate for children with a disability is 38 percent higher than for children without a disability.

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PLT4M

AUGUST 22, 2023

Less than 25% of children achieve the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity a day. This is because quality physical education doesn’t just help students achieve regular physical activity in the moment. Physical education classes are crucial in achieving the recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Instead, Shape outlines physical education as “an academic subject that provides a planned, sequential, K-12 standards-based program of curricula and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge and behaviors for healthy, active living, physical fitness, sportsmanship, self-efficacy, and emotional intelligence.”

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PLT4M

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Instead, physical education class is a place to develop motor skills, learn fundamental fitness skills, and explore different types of exercise. For example, many people expect physical education classes to be a place for constant and consistent vigorous physical activity.

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