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Frequency of Physical Education Affects Adult Obesity Levels

Physical Education Update

“As public health officials wring their hands about the obesity epidemic, there’s a solution that is relatively low-cost, ready to implement and obvious to anyone involved in school health and physical education. Implement quality daily physical education in every school! A Solution to the Obesity Problem.

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FiT Work #5 - Childhood Obesity (2024)

Mr. Suarez's Physical Education

FiT Work #5 - Childhood Obesity (2024) Did you know that over the past 30 years, childhood obesity has more than tripled in children your age? In 2010, more than one-third of children across the United States were either considered overweight or obese. Want to do something to change this trend? Click here to find out how!

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Mandatory Physical Education Could Pay for Obama’s Health Care Plan

Physical Education Update

The latest estimate on the cost of obesity in America is $147 BILLION PER YEAR! That’s right – eliminating obesity and its related illnesses (heart disease, diabetes etc) could provide enough money to fund free health care for every man, woman and child in America!! Start with physical education!

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Physical Education Waivers Make No Economic Sense

Physical Education Update

Here’s an excellent example of politicians not understanding the benefits of physical education – cutting physical education as a way to reduce costs, but penalizing the taxpayer millions of dollars as a consequence. And the Ohio legislature thinks that eliminating PE jobs will save money?

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Recreational Sports Facilities & Physical Education SAVE Taxpayers’ Money!

Physical Education Update

It’s the typical argument of the ill-informed…the same type of people responsible for declaring physical education to be a frill subject. Physical education and the provision of facilities that encourage physical activity are anything but frills. Obesity Mechanisms and Clinical Management.”

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Obesity, Hunger, Inactivity and the Search for Hidden Answers

Physical Education Update

Hi Readers, I just received this email from long-time reader and physical educator, David Flax of South Africa. It raises some interesting questions about our perception of the causes of obesity, hunger and lack of activity. tags]physical education,obesity,childhood obesity,inactivity,exercise/code> [/tags]

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Want Smarter Kids with More Brain Cells? Give Them Daily Physical Education in School!

Physical Education Update

I recently found a lecture on the potential of quality daily physical education in our schools. This talk was conducted by Paul Zientarski, a physical educator at Naperville Central High School in Illinois. They also happen to engage all students in quality daily physical education. However, exercise does.