IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION
We live in a world where people are constantly struggling with obesity and struggling to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Personally, I go through a daily struggle of finding time to exercise and finding ways to eat healthy. Health and Physical Education is an opportunity for students to learn about the importance of being active and healthy, and what is required of them to do so. We need Health and Physical Education in our schools so students can begin to practice a healthy lifestyle and to continue the lifestyle in their futures. We want kids to enjoy being active and to attain the required skills to help them be active, and physical education will help achieve this. Health offers students the opportunity to learn about which foods to eat, how to take care of themselves, which relationships are healthy, and about what their body goes through as they grow older. Physical education offers students the opportunity to not only be physically active, but it helps students to build confidence, to learn different movement skills, and it helps them to work as a team. Health and Physical Education is important because it will help our students live longer, healthy lives.
Top 10 Benefits of Physical Activity for Kids1. Helps the brain.
2. Encourages goal planning and achievment. 3. Assists with students to self regulate. 4. Helps create a positive mood. 5. Decreases the chance of obesity. 6. Helps build friendships. 7. Helps build self-confidence. 8. Provides healthy competition. 9. Improves motor skills. 10. Improves the fitness of kids. From (Bilich, 2002)
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PHYSICAL LITERACY
http://activeforlife.com/active-play-develops-physical-literacy/
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"Physically literate individuals consistently develop the motivation and ability to understand, communicate, apply, and analyze different forms of movement. They are able to demonstrate a variety of movements confidently, competently, creatively and strategically across a wide range of health-related physical activities.. These skills enable individuals to make healthy, active choices throughout their life span that are both beneficial to and respectful of themselves, others, and their environment" (Mandigo et al, 2009, p. 28).
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HEALTH LITERACY
"In Canada health literacy is defined as 'the ability to access, comprehend, evaluate and communicate information as a way to promote, maintain and improve health in a variety of settings across the life-course' (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2014).
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http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/145105/Health-Literacy/
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Benefits of Physical Education
PHYSICAL HEALTH
Physical Education helps students to get the recommended exercise to eliminate the chances of obesity by allowing students to be physically active in school and by encouraging them to remain active outside of school. By eliminating the chance of obesity, physical education also helps decrease the risk of diabetes, heart disease, asthma, sleep disorders, and other illnesses. Staying active and getting the required exercise helps with our cardiovascular health and helps with the development of our bones and muscles. Physical education also gives students the required information and skills to be active for the rest of their lives. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE Physical education provides students with the opportunity to be physically active throughout the school day which helps to improve their academic performances. Physical activity during the day helps with the concentration of students and with their behaviour. "A statewide policy in North Carolina required that children from kindergarten to eighth grade participate in 30 minutes of physical activity each day. A survey of school representatives from 106 of the state's school districts reported that the most recognizable benefit of the mandate was 'improved academic focus'" (Datko, 2015). SOCIAL ASSIMILATION Physical education allows students to participate in activities that will help create positive social interactions. Through these activities students can learn how to cooperate with others and these activities also gives them that sense that they are part of a team. To be part of a team makes people feel that they are included. Students can develop healthy relationships through the activities in physical education. MENTAL HEALTH Physical activity helps children and adults have a better sleep at night, and rest is good for our brains. "Sleep deprivation negatively affects the body's immune function, aids in memory consolidation and may cause irritability and impatience" (Datko, 2015). Above we learned that physical education helps with the student's academic performance and with their social interactions, and having good grades and friends tends to make people feel good about themselves. Physical activity helps decrease the risk of depression and helps create energy, which allows people to accomplish more throughout the day. From (Datko, 2015)
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http://thecenter.spps.org/physical_education
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/164170348889518950/
http://physedeportfolio.weebly.com/
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Health and Physical Education as Part of a Healthy School
As teachers, our goal with Health and Physical Education is for students to be healthy and active FOR LIFE!
REFERENCES
Bilich, K. (2013). 10 Benefits of physical activity. Retrieved March 7, 2015, from http://yourtherapysource.blogspot.ca/2013/06/top-10-benefits-of-physical-activity.html?utm_source=feedly
Canadian Tire. (2013, January 1). The importance of physical activity at school. Retrieved March 22, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utuPQRXf-Sw
Datko, A. (2015). What are the benefits of physical education in school? Retrieved March 7, 2015, from http://www.livestrong.com/article/529108-what-are-the-benefits-of-physical-education-in-school/
Mandigo, J., Francis, N., Lodewyk, & Lopez, R. (2009). Physical literacy for educators. Physical and Health Education, Autumn, 27 – 30.
OPHEA. (2013). Hands up: Part 1 introduction to physical & health literacy. Retrieved March 22, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_okRtLv-7Sk
OPHEA. (2013, January 1). Hands up: Part 3 applying physical & health literacy. Retrieved March 22, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDudzvfZdBs
Public Health Agency of Canada. (2014). Health literacy. Retrieved March 21, 2015, from http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cd-mc/hl-ls/index-eng.php#tabs-2
Bilich, K. (2013). 10 Benefits of physical activity. Retrieved March 7, 2015, from http://yourtherapysource.blogspot.ca/2013/06/top-10-benefits-of-physical-activity.html?utm_source=feedly
Canadian Tire. (2013, January 1). The importance of physical activity at school. Retrieved March 22, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utuPQRXf-Sw
Datko, A. (2015). What are the benefits of physical education in school? Retrieved March 7, 2015, from http://www.livestrong.com/article/529108-what-are-the-benefits-of-physical-education-in-school/
Mandigo, J., Francis, N., Lodewyk, & Lopez, R. (2009). Physical literacy for educators. Physical and Health Education, Autumn, 27 – 30.
OPHEA. (2013). Hands up: Part 1 introduction to physical & health literacy. Retrieved March 22, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_okRtLv-7Sk
OPHEA. (2013, January 1). Hands up: Part 3 applying physical & health literacy. Retrieved March 22, 2015, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDudzvfZdBs
Public Health Agency of Canada. (2014). Health literacy. Retrieved March 21, 2015, from http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/cd-mc/hl-ls/index-eng.php#tabs-2