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IsabellatFernandez

Mrs.tBunosky

EnglishtIIItH

26tOctobert2019

Physical Education is a Vital Course

Mosttpeopletwhotgotthroughthightschool,tinevitablytasktthemselvestwhytPhysicaltEducationtist

atrequiredtcoursettottaketduringtschool.tManytbelievetthattrunningtatmilethastnothingttotcontrib

utettotone’steducationaltdevelopment.tYet,ttheretaretmanytreasonstasttotwhytP.E.tshouldtbetatre

quiredtcourse,tnottjusttastatvitaltattemptttotcontroltthetratetoftobesitytintAmerica,tbuttfortmanyt

moretbenefitstintatyoungtperson’stlife.Theretaretmanytreasonstwhytphysicalteducationtshouldtb

etrequired,tbuttperhapstthetmosttimportanttaretthattP.E.tistgoodtfortone’sthealth,tittteacheststude

ntstabouttexercisetandtnutrition,titthelpstrelievetstress,tandtitthelpststudentstdevelopthealthythab

itstthatttheytcantusetnowtandtintthetfuture.

Ittisttrue,thowever,tthatttheretaretsometnegativeteffectstofthavingtphysicalteducationtinthightsch

ool.tFortexample,tstudentstcanttaketsixtclassestduringtthetregulartschooltday,tbuttiftatstudentttak

estP.E.,tattthetmost,tatstudenttcouldtonlythavetfivetacademictclasses.tFortsomethealthytstudents,

tphysicalteducationtmighttbetviewedtastatwastetofttheirttime,tsincettheytexercisetonttheirtownta

nyway.tFortthesetindividuals,ttheytwouldtrathertspendtthethoursttheythavetattschooltlearningtab

outthistory,tmath,tscience,tandtliterature.tTherefore,thavingtatP.E.tclasstwouldtcuttintottheirtsche

duletandtwouldttaketanthourtawaytfromtanothertpotentialtacademictsubject.tAnothertpointtistP.

E.tclasses,tliketothers,taretofferedtthroughouttthetday,tsotsometstudentstwouldthavetP.E.tintthet
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morningtwhiletotherstwouldthavetittintthetafternoon.tAtpersontcouldtarguetthattwhiletexercising

tduringtsometrandomtperiodtoftthetday,tthetstudenttcouldtbecometexcessivelytfatiguedtandtthist

mighttmaketthetstudenttforgettinformationthetortshetisttryingttotremembertfortattest.tAlso,tiftats

tudenttworkedtoutthardtontathottdaytandtcouldtnotttaketatshowertafterwardstduettotlacktofttimet

ortembarrassmenttintsheddingtclothingtintfronttoftpeers,the/shetwouldthavettotsittthroughtthetre

sttofthis/hertclassestsmellingtsweatytandtoffensive.tThesetreasonstmaytalltbettrue,tbutttheytaretn

ottstrongtenoughtargumentsttotsupporttthetnotiontofteliminatingtP.E.tclassestfromtAmericanthig

htschools.

StatisticstshowtthattthetyouthtoftAmericattodaytaretbecomingtoverweighttandtouttoftshape,tfact

orstwhichtcantleadttotdiabetes.tAmericatistatnationtwhichtleadstalltotherstintthetnumbertoftobes

etindividualstlivingtwithintitstborders.tPoortphysicaltchoicestinthightschooltcantdeveloptintotso

methingtlifetthreateningtwhentstudentstreachtadulthood.tSometmaytnottcaretabouttthetfuture;tho

wever,tbytmaintainingtathealthytlifestyletnow,tstudentstcantenjoytlifetwithouttbeingtridiculedtfo

rtcarryingtaroundtextratbodytfattwhichtcantruinttheirtself-

esteem.tStayingtphysicallytfittwilltultimatelythavetattremendoustpositiveteffecttontthetindividua

ltwhotdoestnottwantttotwatchthistweighttcreeptuptyeartaftertyeartwhiletgoingttotthetdoctor’stoff

icetforthistinsulintshotsttotcontrolthistbloodtsugar.

Intadditionttothealthytaffectstfortthetbody,tphysicalteducationtcantalsothavetpositiveteffectstonta

tpersontmentally.tStudiestshowtthattphysicaltexercisetreduceststresstandtreleasestbeneficialtche

micalstintotthetbodytcalledtendorphins.tThistmeanstthattwhiletexercising,tthetbodytistactuallytre

pairingtitselftbytreleasingtchemicalstthatthelpttotburntawaytthettoxicitytintthetbodytcausedtbytst
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ress.tTherefore,ttakingtatP.Etclasstcanthelptrelievetthetstresstfromthometortfromtschooltworktan

dtcantbetanteasytclassttothavetwhentatstudenttdoesn’ttwantttothavettotthink.tIntadditionttotbeing

tatstresstreliever,tscientiststsaytthattexercisetincreasestbloodtflow,twhichtintturntstimulatestthetb

rain.tThistmeanstthatteventiftatstudentthasttotgottotclasstwithtatglisteningtforeheadtfromtworkin

gtuptatbittoftatsweat,tit’ststilltworthtittbecausetthetstudenttwilltbetmoretalerttandtreadyttotlearnts

incethistbloodtistflowingtvigorouslytthoughthistbraintandtvitaltorgans.tMosttstudentstwouldtalso

tagreetthattP.E.tistneededtfortthetmentaltbreaktfromtmemorizingtformulas,trememberingtdates,ta

ndtwritingtessays;tit’stalsotneededtfortthetboosttittwilltgivetintburningtcaloriestandtstimulatingtt

hetbody.tIntthetend,tP.E.thelpsttotbalancetouttatperson’sthectictscheduletandtallowstatpersonttot

gettouttoftthetclassroomtandtplay.

Anothertargumenttfortphysicalteducationtistthattitthelpststudentstdeveloptgoodteatingtandtwork

outthabits.ttOnetunittintP.E.tclasstteacheststudentstabouttthetnutritiontpyramidtandtaboutthowtth

etbodytutilizestcarbohydrates,tproteins,tandtfats.tWhentindividualstreachtadulthood,tthetgoodtha

bitsttheytlearnedtwhenttheytweretyoungtwilltmosttlikelytinspiretthemttotstaythealthytandtphysic

allytactive.tIftphysicalteducationtwerettakentaway,twheretelsetwouldtpeopletlearntabouttnutritio

ntandtaboutttheirtmetabolism?

tStudentstaretalreadytoverwhelmedtwiththomeworktandtstresstfromttheirtbusytschedules.tIftP.E.t

weretnottatparttoftthetcurriculum,tnotonetwouldttaketthettimettotinvestigatetwhattitttakesttotlive

tathealthytlifestyle.tOverall,tP.E.tcanthelptfosterthabitstthattwilltreducetseriousthealthtriskstandti

ntturntP.E.tcantalsotmaketpeople’stlivesthappiertintthetlongtrun.

Intconclusion,tphysicalteducationtclassestshouldtbetmandatorytintschools.ttStudentstneedttotlear
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ntfromtantearlytagethowtimportanttexercisetistinttheirtdailytlivestandtbythavingtatP.E.tclasstteac

herstcanthelpttotfostertthistlovetoftsportstintotbecomingtatlifelongthabit.tIntadditionttotthetbasict

instructiontstudentstwilltreceivetinthowttotplaytvarioustsportstandtgames,tstudentstwilltlearntab

outthowttheirtbodiestworktandtaboutthowttotmaintaintathealthytweighttthroughtpropertfoodtcho

ices.tAlltstudentstneedttottaketP.E.tsincettheirtbodiestweretmadettotmove,tnotttotsittstilltalltthetti

me.