Obesity In Public Schools

Today, obesity rates are the highest they have ever been for teenagers. This is not due to genetics, not due to disease, and not because of too much junk food. Students are facing many health and life problems because of a simple mistake that schools are making. Today, in order to balance physical education and academics, schools require a minimum of two years of physical education.This is half of the four total years. The rest of the years it is optional. This may cause students to be physically inactive for about two years straight. This inactivity is causing a quick rise in obesity rates. Something should be done about the obesity rates, and schools aren't helping. Since the health, career, and mindset of many children are at risk, schools should require students to take some form of physical activity, whether through a sport or P.E. for all four years of high school. This lack of concentration on physical education can be harmful. For example, obesity rates are rising quickly among children. According to CDC, 19% of
to be mandatory because they don’t want to “waste” space on their schedule because they want to take as many academic classes as possible. However, too many AP classes, and too much time sitting and studying, can cause too much stress which damages their health. For example, according to Collegeboard, 33.4% of students took an AP class in the year 2013. Symptoms of stress include headaches and fatigue and many thinking problems. On the contrary, exercise can help reduce stress, and is good for the brain so students don’t have to face that stress, no matter how much work they have. Furthermore, no class or free period is more important than a person’s health. Would you rather have another A, or would you rather do something that benefits your entire future. Taking P.E. will allow you to be happy in the future as well. Taking at least one period for exercise is mandatory, for the future, and to maintain