Have you ever considered why P.E. was everyone’s favorite class? Maybe more importantly, why it worked.

Everybody Loves PE! Classes like these aren’t just strictly in the interest of fun for kids. Many proven benefits come along with it, such as the below:

     It demonstrates the importance of maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle offered by actively participating in fun-filled games and activities. Play-based anything learning in school generally helps kids develop critical early learning skills like focus, persistence, creativity, problem-solving, empathy, and communication

    
Better focus in school. Following exercise, the brain activates and can better concentrate. Helping in improving memory and information retention. This allows students to perform better and learn more information during lessons.

    
Improves attendance at school. Students who participate in P.E (regular physical activity) are less likely to “get sick and become absent.” Not only do their immune systems get stronger, but kids actually want to be there and ready to fight illnesses better.

    
Better academic performance. Physically active students tend to get better grades. These students aditionally perform better on standardized tests and have much higher graduation rates.

    
Builds a strong and healthy body. Students that advance in a routine for physical activity lower their risk of obesity, heart problems, high blood pressure, and other life-altering conditions/diseases when they are younger. This helps build a healthier and stronger body for longer life.

    
Participation in activities that include working with others on a team or a group. This helps students develop positive social and problem-solving attributes. Students, by doing this learn to cooperate with others, encourage teammates, and achieve a goal altogether.

    
Builds self-confidence. Ultimately, by finding a skill, activity, and/or sport, a student can find success at helps build self-confidence. This, in turn, allows students to try new skills, learn further information, and take risks.

    
More energy. This allows them actually to engage in their learning and enjoy the class. When students participate in physical activity regularly, they have more energy and become more alert throughout their day. A body in motion stays in motion.

Ultimately, It’s just fun for kids. However, it is vital for all students to just have fun! Finding an activity a student actually enjoys and finds pleasure in will intensify and increase the likelihood for them participating in physical activity in the future.

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Immerse your kid(s) (or when you have kids) in a sport at an early age. This builds their motor skills and potentially gives them a possible point of interest for their lives for years to come.