The schools in our town of 65 thousand have vast areas around them. We had baseball backstops, basketball courts and a regular marked trail for running laps.
And YES, running a lap could be a punishment, lol, and no one got sued over it. This was in the mid 80's so times have changed but our schools still have all that land.
We used to have the Presidential Physical Fitness Awards twice a year. They were very hard and each child was actually judged with a score on how they did in each thing!
Horror of horrors, most of the kids really enjoyed it and tried hard to do well.
Your state is still red.
Wait until Healthy People gets implemented.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hphome.htm
They have plans for your physical fitness. And you will be catalogued in the database.
UN Partnership.
in elementary school we had something similar to that, we were
very competitive in athletics even the kids that were "nerdy" or the few that were "heavy" they all tried hard. makes me wonder the state the kids are in today.
You're right. Add, to many schools are offering to many high carbohydrate and sugary foods to children, and not enough exercise. In the long haul, not only will there be more obesity, but generations of type II diabetes.
Food for thought. I was once told by a doctor, that not to many obese people are seen in old age homes, but, most are frail and thin looking.
Now, the fat kids can opt out and do a "packet" (written work) instead of getting out of the bleachers and moving around. Also, P. E. (never call it "gym") has become an academic discipline, with books to read and lessons to hand in.