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Health Benefits Of Physical Education In Schools

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Long story short, elementary through high school students are struggling. And again, we must reiterate that the health benefits of physical education are not limited to only our very young people in elementary schools. Less than 25% of children achieve the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity a day.

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Adapted Physical Education – The Call For Inclusion

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He has taught physical education at preschool, elementary, and high school levels and courses related to exercise science, coaching, health, and wellness at the university level. Secondary conditions occur as a result of a primary disability and can include pressure sores, pain, diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, and obesity.

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Should Physical Education Be Required?

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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.”