Thursday, December 10, 2009

Obesity Won’t Improve Without Reforming PE

NASPE board member Bryan McCullick's article, “Obesity won’t improve without reforming PE,” is published in today’s Atlanta Constitution. Do you agree with his conclusions? Why or why not? Click here to read the article.
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2 comments:

  1. Lindsay,

    I feel as though obesity is going to be one of the major problems facing physical education in the future. This was a great article because it really opened your eyes to see what is really happening to most of the health care money. As a future educator I know I want to focus mainly on reducing obesity to help with health costs and to help students live a healthier life.

    Thank you.

    Chris

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  2. I have to agree with Chris. This article had some great points such as, "While some say PE has no proven effect on children’s health or long-term activity patterns, there is evidence clearly linking increased physical activity to lower disease risk." (www.ajc.com, Bryan McCullick) I think that a plan to attack obesity through physical education is necessary and needed now to help reduce health care costs and the quality of life Americans lead.
    ~Beth

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