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Report: More PE, activity programs needed in schools

Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY 10:02 a.m. EDT May 23, 2013

Studentsshouldbedoingatleast60minutesofvigorousormoderateintensityphysicalactivityatschool,with morethanhalfoftheactivityoccurringduringregulareducationalhours.
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beforeandafterschool,saysareportreleasedThursdaybytheInstituteofMedicine.

EstimatessuggestthatonlyabouthalfofU.S.kidsmeetthegovernment'sphysicalactivityguidelineofdoingatleast60minutesofvigorousor moderateintensityphysicalactivityeveryday,thereportsays.Schoolisthebestplaceforkidstobephysicallyactivebecausetheyspendsomuch timethere,itsays. Amongtherecommendationsfromtheexpertcommitteeconvenedbytheinstitute: Elementaryschoolchildrenshouldspendatleast30minutesadayinPEclassmiddleschoolandhighschoolstudentsshouldgetanaverageof45 minutesadayinPE.That's150minutesaweekforelementarykidsand225minutesformiddleandhighschoolstudents. AtleasthalfofthePEclasstimeshouldbespentdoingvigoroustomoderateintensityphysicalactivity. Studentsshoulddoadditionalvigorousormoderateintensityactivitythroughouttheday,includingduringrecess,duringclassroombreaksthatare physicallyactiveorinotheractivelearningopportunities.

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Thereshouldbeotheroptionstobephysicallyactivebeforeandafterschool,includingintramuralandextramuralsports,activebeforeandafter schoolprogramsandwalking/biking/skateboardingtoandfromschool.

"Thisisawholeofschoolapproach.It'snotjustphysicaleducation.It'severythingthatoccursduringschoolaswellasaroundtheschoolday,"says HaroldKohlIII,professorofepidemiologyandkinesiologyattheUniversityofTexasSchoolofPublicHealthandchairofthecommitteethatdidthe report. Inmanyschools,physicaleducationclassesandrecesshavebeensqueezedoutbecauseofincreasingeducationaldemandsandtoughfinancial times.SincethepassageoftheNoChildLeftBehindActin2001,44%ofschooladministratorsreportcuttingsignificanttimefromPEandrecessso there'smoretimeforsubjectssuchasreadingandmath,thereportsays. MarkTerry,presidentoftheNationalAssociationofElementarySchoolPrincipalsandaprincipalatEubanksIntermediateSchoolinSouthlake,Texas, says,"Weallwanthealthykids.It'sagreatgoal,butadifficultone. "Youhavetolookattheunintendedconsequencesofthingslikethis.Theyarewellmeaning,andtheyaregoodforkids,butyouhavetoalterthe amountoftimeyouhaveforothersubjects,"hesays. "Theproblemis,whatareyougoingtodolessof?Areyougoingtodoawaywithartorcutbackonmusicorcutbackontheminutesyouhaveinthe classroom?" Havingprogramsbeforeandafterschoolsoundslikeagoodidea,butthequestioniswhoisgoingtorunthemandwhoisgoingtopayforthem,Terry says. Kohlresponds:"Wetriedtoberealisticintheserecommendations,andtherearecreativewaystoworkthesethingswithoutsacrificingothersubject matter." Currently,athirdofchildrenintheUSAareoverweightorobese,puttingthematgreaterriskofdevelopingahostofdebilitatingandcostlydiseases, includingtype2diabetes,highbloodpressureandhighcholesterol. Physicalactivityimproveskids'fitness,lowerstheirriskofobesityandtype2diabetesandhelpsbuildstrongbonesandmuscles.Childrenwhoare moreactivehavegreaterattentionspansandbetteracademicperformance,thereportsays. ThereportrecommendsthattheDepartmentofEducationdesignatephysicaleducationasacoresubjectlikemathandreading."Itisasimportant becauseitaffectskids'health,cognitivefunctionandoveralldevelopment,"Kohlsays. Thereporturgesstatelegislaturesanddepartmentsofeducationtoadoptand/orstrengthenphysicaleducationandrecesspolicies,aswellas beforeandafterschoolpolicies,tomeetthegoalsthereportoutlines.

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