Healthbridge: The Importance Of Exercise

First of all, athletes could get injured in gym class. 150% of athletes get injured and are not able to play the sports they love, just because of gym. Therefore athletes could perhaps run into something and get a concussion, which could also lead into not being able to come to school. Education classes outweigh the risks “ being healthy and underweight does not have to hurt”. You would not want to be hurt would you.

Physical education classes are not enjoyed by all, in fact, some students do their best to get out of the class each day, but without this class, students would sit in school for seven hours a day with the only exercise being walking from class to class. While changing clothes and possibly getting sweaty may not seem productive for students who have spent an hour doing their hair, or feel awkward changing in front of others, this class provides positive ways of fighting obesity, releasing energy, retaining more academically, and learning discipline. Thus, students should be required to take physical education courses in high school.

It could even be a time when they could learn new things and meet new people. Gym class is one of the only times that students get to learn and participate in physical activity, as Rae Pica stated in her blog, “For many children physical education class is their only opportunity to learn about the relationships among exercise, nutrition, and health. It is their only opportunity to engage in moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity.” Students only get this education maybe once in a day, depending what that school’s schedule is like. It isn’t fair to the students to take away that type of learning and fill it with forced reading and math skills. They’re already being fed full of those topics, and by making gym class full of those topics it is not giving them the creative break the students need. Every child needs to experience having fun without acknowledging math and reading skills. If students learn from doing these activities then why don’t they do them in the regular classroom?

Usually a gym class lasts for one semester each school year, if I’m practicing all year round, six days a week, what is the point of me getting 44 minutes more of exercise every other day. And I practice six out of seven days a week while Arrowhead students go two or three days a week with gym. And a last note to remind you of is the fact that not only is sports fun and games, but it’s also takes a huge component of tremendous strength. Each practice I do 30 to 45 minutes of strength training, which is more than they do in a school gym class. I took a gym class over the summer, to be able to take more classes and have more study halls during the school year, and we maybe did ten minutes of strength training each class and had one ‘fitness day’. Otherwise we were playing games like capture the flag, pirates ball, hockey, and dodgeball. We are also required to do state fitness testing, and from experience, most of the kids that participate in sports throughout the year can easily reach the ‘fit zone’ and go above average when testing. I find it to be a waste of time for year round athletes to have to participate in a gym class, when they put in plenty of hours more in exercise out of

According to the National Institute of Health, 35.7% of adults are considered to be obese. Gym classes can help make a child exercise, therefore decreasing the probability of obesity during their adulthood. Gym classes can teach students good habits to keep during adulthood. In addition, it can tremendously benefit the health of the students. Finally, it can help with students performance in school. P.E. should be mandatory everyday in every state across the country.

With the wide variety of Iowa State University students on and off campus everyone has different opinions on exercising at the Lied Recreational Athletic Facility. Since the workout facility is easily accessible for me, I choose to take time out of my day to work out every day. This electrifying change in my daily routine has altered my college experience and time management skills because while I’m exercising it gives me the opportunity to relieve all the stress I encountered during the day. Even with all the school the work I have experienced so far it keeps me on my toes when I have to balance education with the amount of time I want to spend at the gym. Also, by me going to the gym it keeps me in shape for sports and extra-circular activities that I want to engage in. I played basketball, football, and baseball my entire life and now that I have all this free time it really gives me time to focus on some of the hobbies I have more than ever before.

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Fitness is something every college student struggles with. With the high levels demanded of college students, such as research papers, group projects, assignments, jobs, and overall lack of sleep it can become very difficult to find the time to workout or be active. Student like to be active thought because it helps put them in a better mood. They are able to relax and have more energy. If students come in with a plan though they are more likely to stick to their routine and maintain their workout plan. It also helps to have a person to workout with. This allows for both individuals to motivate each other to stay on their workout routine, this especially helps for women. Generally though, by setting your mind to staying fit, you will not only see the benefits physically, but it will also help individuals set goals that are achievable in life and help maintain their stress level (Whelan, 2016).

Today's people are not moving enough because technology becomes more common in the world which helps to live easier. We burn off calories less than the past. Moreover, the more we are busy, the less we burn off calories. It means that we are just tired, so we should understand the importance of our health by doing

Yes, it is true, it’s one element to educate, train, and work out with people, but it’s completely different when they make the decision to train themselves. That is where I recognize colleges taking action to motivate college students, a little motivation can go a long way in changing lives. These classes should not just be a regurgitation of facts, but a bombardment of lifestyle skills and tips to stay healthy. I myself can account for the effects of motivation, I notice how my demeanor changes when I become motivated by doing something as simple as watching a YouTube motivational video to keep myself hyped up for a workout. College kids need to be reminded every couple of days about the dangers of unhealthy eating, it’s too lackadaisical to assume college kids already know what is in the food they are eating and to ignore that they do need encouragement when it comes to physical exercise. Colleges have to be aware naive young adults ignore the importance of a healthy body when it comes to success in life. They are unaware that everything goes together, whether it is your Mind, your body, you cannot perform at your top intellectual capacity if your body is holding you

“Most students are involved with doing homework or integrating themselves in social media and only get physical activity through their gym class,” Wescott

College life is a time full of fun, friends, activities, classes, and homework. All of these activities however, add up to a busy life style. Being busy is not in itself harmful but when the busyness becomes so great that it turns into stress, problems start to arise. The formation of stress leads to many unhealthy trends, such as lack of sleep, loss of immunity to disease, and a change in personality traits. How then can stress in the busy lives of college students be reduced? The answer is a simple one that has long been known; exercise relieves stress. Colleges across the country need to implement a program of required exercise classes to promote the well being of students.

“Physical education hopes to accomplish, to engage all students, not just the athlete elite, in fun activities that will instill a lifelong commitment to fitness.” (Johnson, 264). Physical education in the classroom can be a vital steeping stone to the way that teenagers think about fitness. Lifelong fitness is something that everyone should be guaranteed, it mainly depends on the experience that a teenager has. Like many other subjects in school, the

Exercise is one of the most important factors in a persons’ life. Physical activity, or the lack of it, can result in a person having a healthy life or cause them to have diabetes. The benefits of exercise are countless. The positive health results, the improvement in attitude, even better academic performance are all factors which make not exercising inexcusable.

The benefits of physical exercise in humans far outweighs the harmful effects associated with exercise. A prescription of physical activity has been known to delay the onset or prevention of many chronic diseases. An improvement in heart function, lower blood pressure and improve functional capacity is noticed after just a few weeks of exercising. Physical activity will also result in an increase of lean muscle mass, promote weight maintenance, increased flexibility, and a generally stronger more fit individual. Conversely, exercise when preformed strenuously or obsessively can counteract such positive effects, bringing up some issues like oxidative stresses, injuries, and