Importance of PE

Have you ever wondered why we have recess and why we have physical education? You may think it is just for fun...and that is a part of the reason why we have recess and physical education, but there are many more reasons why we do those two things. Although recess and physical education have different purposes, both of them encourage lots of movement and exercise to get your heart rates up.

Exercise not only strengthens your muscles, joints, and bones, but it stimulates your brain, and helps you concentrate and think when you return to class. Getting into the habit of regularly exercising can have lifelong benefits. It doesn't matter how athletic you are...there are many types of movements and exercises that are not competition oriented that do your body good...

Below are some PE quotes and links to some great information highlighting the benefits of not only physical education, but physical activity in general as well.

Importance of Physical Education: Get That Body Moving!

Physical education is key to longer, happier lives. Our kids and schools need more of it.Physical education should be on equal footing with academic classes. It teaches kids persistence, resilience, positive thinking and how to stay healthy.

Gym Class is Dead - But Long Live Physical Education

Fit to Learn: January 2019Students emerge from the locker room in their lime-green trainers, knee-high tube socks, black shorts, and white T-shirt—it’s time for gym class! By now you’re probably envisioning gym teachers fro…

Dodgeball is a tool of ‘oppression’ used to ‘dehumanize’ others, researchers argueCanadian researchers interviewed students about gym class and compared their responses about dodgeball to political theorist Iris Marion Young’s “Five Faces of Oppression.”