Physical_Education

Physical Education Physical Education is not adequately provided for the youth of our nation. In a study conducted in 1998 the average amount of Physical Education provided by elementary schools was 1 hour a week ( Webb, 1999, p. 99). This amount of time is usually divided into two thirty-minute sessions. 2.5 hours a week is the ideal time that should be spent on physical education. The low amount of time spent on physical education shows how important many school boards view physical education. It seems that physical education is one of the subject areas that takes the most budget cuts. This view of physical education reflects on our youth and their health. Youths of today have become more and more non-active, and as a result they have become less healthy and over weight. It is recommended that a person should do some type of physical activity 20 min. a day (Voltmer, 1996, p. 190). This activity could include jogging, walking, or playing a sport. Any activity that is continuous and promotes vigorous activity is recommended. Historical Aspects of Physical Education Physical education in the past is much like it is in the education, physical, school, activity, 1999, students, programs, co, youth, webb, teachers, needham, ma, heights, health, elementary, classroom, vigorous, viacom, various, time, provided, often, amount, activities, 1998, york, week, voltmer, view, today, subject, student, sport, spent