Benefits of Physical Education

Improved Physical Fitness: Improves muscular strength, flexibility, muscular endurance, body composition and cardiovascular endurance.

Skill Development: Develops motor skills, which allow for safe, successful and satisfying participation in physical activities or sport.

Support of Other Subject Areas: Reinforces knowledge learned across multiple curriculums including science and math.

Self Discipline: Facilitates development of student responsibility for health and fitness.

Leadership/Teamwork Skills: Students have the opportunity to assume leadership, cooperate with others; question actions and regulations and accept responsibility for their own behavior.

Reduces Stress: Physical activity becomes an outlet for releasing tension and anxiety, and facilitates emotional stability and resilience.

Strengthened Peer Relationships: Physical education can be a major force in helping students socialize with others successfully and provides opportunities to learn positive people skills. 

Improved Self-confidence and Self-esteem: Physical education instills a stronger sense of self-worth in students based on their mastery of skills and concepts in physical activity. They can become more confident, assertive, independent and self-controlled.

Goal Setting: Physical education provides students with the opportunity to set and strive for personal, achievable goals.