The Importance of Physical Education at an Early Age
Corey Rudolph
University of Memphis
11/2/2013
References
Miehm, G. (2013). Get everyday exercise. Boys ' Life, 103, 51. In this article of Boys’ Life, the writer, Grant Miehm, explains the importance of having a workout routine, and even lists some other ideas that do not include being outside or in a gym, just in case it is raining, or lest one did not have a gym membership; of course, the child must have had consent from his or her parent, or responsible care-taker. Miehm continues on to explain the importance of having a consistent workout routine, as well as, giving the reader different exercises to promote good cardiovascular health; not only for psychological wellness, but for physical health too. I have definitely found it true in that working out and exercising helps improve a …show more content…
The total number of high school studets that were involved was three hundred and sixty-nine. It was found that it was appropriate to pick teams in class, that wearing uniforms in class was appropriate, and that having out of class assignments was good. These three things help with participation, and the more that they were involved with the class, the better. In this study, one factor that was obvious was the effect that the class size had on participation. The more students that were in the class, the less likely that the students would interact with each other; because of the number of students, the amount of equipment available was scarce. Students were stuck with equipment that was broken or they had to wait on others for their turn. Because of the large class, students that didn’t have friends in the class were not motivated to participate as much with the children that they didn’t