Association for Physical Education

DECEMBER 2, 2022

02/12/2022 A target to cut sugar in children’s snacks and meals has been missed by the food industry, in an ‘abject failure’ to tackle child obesity. The Government’s controversial Childhood […].

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Physical Education Update

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

You may have been involved in a such a debate – whether your local government should invest in local sports facilities – perhaps to be housed on your school property. A 2004 Queen’s University study has estimated the Canadian cost of inactivity and obesity (in 2001) to be 9.7 In fact, the opposite is the case.

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Learning Through Sport

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In creating HPE, PE has been opened up to influence by agencies outside education that are interested in it as a site for health and physical activity interventions to address the “obesity crises”. Whether or not the obesity discourse assists or hinders physical education in Australia is a matter Gard (2006) considered.

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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

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

are quoted saying, “Studies have shown that students in states with laws specifying PE time requirements have increased PE attendance and time spent in PE and that state laws and district policies can influence district-level PE practices, particularly those governing the frequency and duration of PE.” Piekarz-Porter, et al.

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