My Passion For Physical Activity

Becoming a cheerleader at such a young age, being on the cheer mat became a happy place for me. I spent thirteen out of my eighteen years of my life cheerleading and it is definitely something that means a lot to me. Being on the cheer mat whether at practice or at competition has taught me many life lessons that I will cherish for the rest of my life. Having such caring and dedicated coaches made my experience so special and unique. My passion for cheerleading shows tremendously as soon as I step on the mat, and learning many life lessons from cheer has shaped me into the person I am today.

First of all, students do not have much knowledge about the different fitness components; they do not understand the relation between the fitness components and health. If students acquire the background knowledge about fitness, it could improve the class engagement and motivation, and increase the independent drive to exercise. Second barrier to students’ achievement is the lack of motivation to be active, and even more difficult, to specific fitness activities, such as sit-ups and push-ups. In today’s society, students spend more time sitting in front a screen and less time moving. Parent and school today have more responsibility making sure the children get enough physical activity. According to the New York Times (2016), “early school physical education (PE) programs can make a significant difference, and the earlier these routines are learned the more likely they will be carried forth into a healthy adulthood”. Another barrier that prevents students’ success is the loss of instructional time due to discipline problems. The classes are too big, with many diverse students with individual problems, which are difficult to address when these issues are from very different backgrounds. Finally, there is not enough support from home affecting not only physical education, but

We all have things that appeal to us in life. Things we love doing, watching, learning. For me, that thing is weightlifting. I first got into lifting when I moved here and I saw how hard my step-dad worked at the gym. And then my mom slowly learned the lifestyle, so I decided I might as well. I first began at the Health Club, with my dad paying for my membership and giving me written workouts to follow everyday. Since I was just beginning I often couldn’t meet the requirements he asked of me. Nowadays, I’m left begging for more pain when I finish. Lifting is my passion, and there are three things I learned when I began to pursue its benefits.

Over the last 30-40 years, the amount and intensity of exercise has gradually declined. Few children in the United States have actually met the recommended “sixty minutes of vigorous exercise” per day (Institute of Medicine, 2013). Although most states and districts have policies pertaining to physical education, these programs lack reinforcement and are often considered weak. Physical education has slowly declined throughout the years, and the the purpose of encouraging students to make physical activity part of their daily lifestyle has been lost. Recent research from Cornell University has found that the average high school gym class consists of students being active for an average of only sixteen minutes! This is nowhere near the recommended sixty minutes of physical exercise. Physical education has been pushed to the side while academics have been prioritised. P.E. classes have become overlooked by society as a whole. Students simply see it as a courses used only for socializing, or to avoid academic courses such as Algebra, Biology, and History. While teachers no longer encourage students to be active, this should not be the path in which we take physical education. The importance of exercise and physical activity goes beyond the classroom with is proven benefits in memory, cognition and attention which are skills that can be used for daily life activities. In recent times, many programs are popping up across the country to emphasize the importance of being active!

First, physical activity in school would help students to improve their rate of academic learning. Children who are physically active would perform, retain, absorb and pay attention better at school and home, than students who are out of shape. ‘A study, conducted by Bryan Mc Cullick, a kinesiology professor at the University of Georgia, examined all 50 of the United States and found six states where elementary schools followed recommended physical education at the middle school level, and no states had strong enough regulations at the high school level.” This

Although the effect that teachers and athletes have on a child’s motivation to partake in physical activity is yet to be studied, it has been

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

Dale, D., Corbin, C.B., & Dale, K.S. (2000). Restricting opportunities to be active during school time: Do children compensate by increasing physical activity levels after school? Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 71,

My passion is about soccer and how there are kids that can’t play this amazing sport due to financial costs. The equipment needed for this sport can be on the costly side, just for a soccer ball can be $20 and shin guards can be $15 and for a pair of cleats is $50 to like $250. For buying all of this could cost people next to $200 on the cheap side. My passion for soccer and this organization came by when I had a neighbor who couldn't afford all the stuff needed to play the sport and he was really good. So I always wondered if goodwill is really the only store to have used stuff for a good price but they never really have soccer stuff. Then I found this place that will take used soccer equipment and put it at very low prices for people that

As a child in elementary school, I always looked forward to one class and the was physical education. Being a little child, full of energy, I always wanted to run around and play a game of some sort. School districts are starting to cut these classes to make more time for the core classes, which are English, social studies, and math. One-third of students under the age of 17 are overweight, and 1/6 of the students, that are overweight are obese (Costanza par. 6). Cutting physical education classes are a big reason to blame for this. Many kid are not getting their recommended 60 minutes of physical activity in a day. Most kids get most of their recommended time of physical activity through physical education classes at school. So if physical

Nearly everyone is aware of the physical benefits of exercising daily, but not many young adults actually exercise regularly. If a student participated in sports during his adolescent years, they are eight times more likely to remain physically active ("Facts: Sports Activity and Children."). For adolescents sports

Preventing future health issues such as heart disease and diabetes is crucial and exercising is the best way (Debate: Should Phys Ed be Mandatory?, 2015). If children are not persuaded to take P.E. young, they won’t when they get into adulthood (Physical Education, Compulsory, 2016). Additional physical activities should be open to students before and after school (Poll Finds Lack of Physical Education in Public Schools a Concern of Parents,

Above 100 out of 330 or 500 stay active throughout their school years and towards graduation.Young adolescence have less positive effect on them on staying well fit. Gym or other activities should be implied to all the students and be able to help them stay in balance. But none of these help them and no courage for them to try and this is the right kind of sport for people to stay close to target, and this helps their skill to sharpen up for good use.

In chapter 16, Beyond Physical Education: School-Based Physical Activity Programming, Joe Barrett thoroughly elucidated the importance and declines in spontaneous and self directed child and youth physical activity. In today’s society, children and youth are living shorter lives than their parents due to the lack of physical activity. The observation of this matter triggered many organizations to produce physical activity guidelines for children. The CSEP and PHAC issued guidelines stating that children (5-11 years) and youth (12-17 years) regardless of their status should participate in as a minimum sixty minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity daily. Additionally,

“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