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Regular participation in quality physical education programs will: |
| • Prepare students with skills for future leisure pursuits through exposures to various individual, team, and alternative activities. |
| • Formulate activity patterns that can extend into adulthood. |
| • Reduce risk for specific health problems including; coronary heart disease, hypertension, colon cancer, and depression, as well as lower all-cause death rates. |
| • Increase cardiovascular efficiency. |
| • Improve one's physical literacy. |
| • Develop student's sense of security with their own body. |
| • Improve overall mental health. |
| • Reduce stress and increase energy-enriching quality of life. |
| • Produce a positive effect on structural growth. |
| • Contribute to academic progress by boosting self-esteem. |
| • Provide students with a better understanding of the WHY behind movement. |
| • Prove understanding of health-related fitness concepts. |
| • Teach safety techniques reducing accidents outside of school. |
| • Provide an outlet for creativity and self-expression. |
| • Increase awareness of physical opportunities within the community. |
| • Decrease anger, fatigue, and confusion. |
Benefits of Physical Education
Feelings
of stress, anxiety and depression are reduced by participating.
Helps to strengthen the immune
system.
People feel invigorated and
enthusiastic after exercise.
Improved self esteem and self
confidence.
Improved alertness and focus.
Helps improve people’s IQ. Regular
cardio vascular activity has been shown to increase people’s short term memory.
Looking fitter gains more respect
from people and has lead to people getting higher salaries in future jobs.
If you’re injured, recovery time is
lessened.
Improves your attitude and helps
you overcome obstacles.
Reduces risk of heart disease,
stroke and cancers.
Improved quality of life and longer
life expectancy.
Even a walk for one to two hours
per week will greatly beneficial.
Reduce the risk of a heart attack
or stroke.
Did You Know?
At least 60 minutes of physical
activity per day is recommended.
Proportion of obese children has
tripled in the last 25 years.
More than half of the Canadian
children are not active enough for optimal growth and development.
British Columbian’s are the most
active of all Canadians.
An estimated $2.1 billion in annual
health care costs can be directly attributed to physical inactivity.
40% of Canadian children already
have one risk factor for heart disease.
10. CREDITS … Some of you might want to actually GRADUATE!
9. CHALLENGE … P.E. is twice as hard as any classroom subject because you have to think and move at the same time!!!
8. VARIETY … Units change and we do cool activities that can’t be taught in any other subject!!!!
7. NEW FACILITY … Don’t be left out from being the first students to take classes in a new gymnasium and weight room!
6. 50% FACTOR …The average % for former Maggie students taking P.E. in grade 11 at the high school level!
5. STRESS RELEASE … Research proves that students who take an active P.E. course perform higher in so-called academic subjects!
4. LIFESTYLE ... Students who choose P.E. in grade 11 tend to maintain and develop a healthier, more active lifestyle for life!
3. SOCIAL FUN … Grade 11 classes are designed with new activities and community sport programs which most students enjoy!!
2. HEALTH … Students who care about themselves take classes which schedule them into regular exercise sessions; decreasing weight gain, illness and boredom. People who are active have higher self-esteem and are better able to cope with stress!
1. NO HOMEWORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!