Essay On Quality daily Physical Exercise

In 1992, the Quality Daily physical Exercise revealed that most of America’s school children are accessing Physical education in school. The system however does not get adequate funding to facilitate quality programs. The survey also revealed that most children are not physically fit and are inactive. This was related to lack of adequate exercise and the information of the benefits of exercise in general.
According to the study carried out in various schools, about 40% of children aged five years to eight years posed a great risk of getting Cardiac related complications like obesity, High blood pressure high cholesterols among other inactive situations. Majority of the six years and seven years could not run for quarter a mile. About 70% of girls and 40% boy could not do a pull up exercise.
In September 1990, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) was mandated to announce and launch Healthy People 2000; a subsidiary of National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives.
This focused in twenty-one areas and dubbed “Physical Activity and Fitness." Its goal was to increase the number of students participating in PE. This was successful and a record of 36% is actively involved in Physical education. The second Objective was to increase up to 50% of Physical education class time into being a more physically involving. This was achieved as much more student are active during this lessons.
There was much concern about the allocation of inadequate time for Physical Education in school; this saw the National Physical Education Resolution being passed in 1987. The congress emphasized that the state and local education authorities should ensure that all children from Kindergarten to 12th grade should have quality physical exercises everyday. Other stakeholders like the American Academy of Pediatrics, National Association of Elementary School Principals and National Education Association among others applauded this move.