Physical Activity in Schools Term Paper by Top Papers

The paper argues that children need physical exercise in order to be in optimum health; children spend most of their week days in school, and so it is important that they get some exercise during this time period. Moreover, the paper reveals that research has found that people who have active lifestyles as children, usually have active and healthy lives as adults (Deacon). The paper goes on to discuss how the BC Department of Education has recognized these facts, and to that end has expended considerable time on trying to devise ways to support teachers in increasing the amount of physical activity children do.