Can PE make kids fitter and is it effective? This is a question that people in the field of physical activity are always asking. The answer to this question depends on who you ask; some would say that it develops gain attention to physical activity and exercise. Other people would say that it is a waste of time and doesn't give any thing back to the school in the academic aspect. I would say that PE is something that all schools should make mandatory and that it is very effective. That it is actually effective in helping students get healthier. And the amount of PE is actually a huge factor in the physical activity. .
The first issue is whether or not PE is effective in schools. I think that PE is very effective in schools. First off, it gives the students a time to relax and have a little bit of fun. Although there could be a small quiz or test in PE, the students don't get too worried about it because PE is something that they will normally pay attention to. Students will absorb more information in PE because there are constant visual aids. According to Mission Magazine, the eyes record over 75 percent of all impressions. Visual aids make abstract ideas; have concrete life, and vitality. It is a fact that students will be more apt to learn more from a visual aid, rather than verbally taught.
Most of the time, when students are playing games, they don't even realize that they are working out. They are learning proper warm-up methods and prevention of injury even though it is not taught in a direct manner. Stretching before class starts, and taking warm-up runs are showing students that these are some of the necessary things to do before starting a physical activity. Most of the students will not realize that the reason for them to stretch and run is to prevent injury to them, but if people would think about it, they would realize that it is a main reason for them not getting injured.
