2681 New York elementary school students 24% were obese‚ so there is a high prevalence in children as well. Flegal‚ Williamson‚ Pamuk‚ and Rosenberg (2004) discovered that the obese population contributes ten times more deaths per year‚ about 300‚000‚ than the portion of the country within normal weight categories. The cost of lives is not the only payment for obesity‚ the nation suffers economically as well by paying more for health care (Kottke‚ et al. 2003). Obese medical patients have many more
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Physical Education Critically discuss the relationship between physical activity‚ exercise and health and what whey means for society? Councils such as north shore city and Auckland promote being healthy and active on there websites. They encourage the community to get out there and become physically fit and active in the greater community. Also adverts on television such as push play ads‚ alcohol ads and depression ads help to inform the community about
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What is Physical Education? Physical education should be regarded as a vital and dynamic aspect of every educational program. Physical education is education through human movement. It is the aspect of education that contributes to the total growth and development of the child mostly through selected movement and physical activities. It also enhances academic learning‚ helps meet the overall elementary school mission‚ employs authentic assessment strategies‚ treats students with dignity and
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without knowing who the person is; having been in war for a long period of time makes him jump and get uptight. We cheer for the soldiers of today who defend our country in war‚ without realizing the effects that they have to cope with when returning home. Much like Rodriguez‚ many soldiers who return home from war suffer from mental‚ physical and social effects. Soldiers go back home with postwar mental effects one of them being PTSD‚ (post-traumatic stress disorder)‚ which includes feeling stuck with
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Assessment 1: Essay- Physical Development. Within the grades kindergarten to grade 2 and the ages between 4-7‚ an extensive amount of growth physically and physiologically takes place in a child. This goes hand in hand with children beginning primary school and the time in which their extensive educational years begin. For this time of their lives to be successful in them gaining physical and physiological growth‚ Children need to be encouraged and supported in improving further their gross motor
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Physical education In most educational systems‚ physical education (PE)‚ (also called physical training (PT) or gym)‚ is a course which utilizes a play or movement exploration setting for the transmission of physical knowledge and skills to an individual or a group‚ the application of these skills‚ and their results. It also can refer to any intramural or extracurricular sportor physical activity students take part of through their school system. It should be noted that unlike other curricula‚ a
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To provide a balanced stimulating Physical Education curriculum which will appeal to the interests and abilities of all students To help the physical development of students in the important period leading up to and including puberty and through maturation to adulthood. To promote the development of skill and coordination through a structured Physical Education programme. To increase aesthetic awareness and appreciation. To enable every student to experience achievement and satisfaction
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Physical therapy has been used for years to assure the rehabilitation of our physical and mental standards. There are many different types of physical therapy such as: Occupational Therapy‚ Orthopedic Physical Therapy‚ and Neurological Physical Therapy. As a whole‚ physical therapy helps rehabilitate people who have been injured through various means. Some doctors feel physical therapy is not a legitimate form of medicine‚ and would not respectively send their patients to a physical therapist. Though
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Physical Fitness What is Physical Fitness? Strength Cardio vascular Endurance Hear rate Blood pressure Flexibility Speed Define Physical Fitness: Has generally been described as a set of attributes that people have or achieve‚ and which relate to the ability of what someone can perform too. Benefits of Physical Fitness? Physical ( stronger‚faster‚more flexible‚ better endurance) General health ( more energy‚ stronger heart‚ better joint movement) Specific Health ( health
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Impact of Hydration on Physical and Mental Performance By Raeey Melaku. Introduction Our body has its own way of indicating when we need a certain aspect that is essential for us to live. For food‚ there is hunger. For urination‚ there’s the need to use the bathroom and in this case‚ for water‚ there is thirst. Water is by far the most essential nutrient in the world. We need water everyday. We can go up to three weeks without food and yet we can only survive three days without
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