Show Sc School 1 and Home by Dr Daryl r i E Executive Secretory Secretary Utah Ulah Education Association Physical exercise An organization of muscular I deep deep breathing breathing educators is isI I doing its best to get Americans I 1 just hiking for the health of it I This is the American Alliance i for Health Physical Education I and Recreation tion and many of its members are high school coaches physical education teachers school nurses and dance teachers One of their concerns is the high school football hero who flashed across the gridiron in a ablaze ablaze ablaze blaze of brilliance graduates and promptly ignores anything more strenuous than pulling that rubber band off the evening paper Instead these educators want students to adopt at least one lifetime sport Besides hiking they're talking about such sports as tennis golf swimming bicycling skiing and jogging THEY'RE EMPHASIZING El education for youngsters beginning with elementary schools The stress is on developing excellent movement skill for all children These programs in some schools are designed for handicapped handicapped handicapped han han- children as well as others As the youngsters move up in school they enter team sports competition and arid d an introduction to those lifetime sports The Alliance states that a ayoung ayoung ayoung young child who moves better actually learns learn better But the Alliance isn't just aiming its insistent urging to get moving at students These educators are also fixing their steely eyes on us adults whose idea of exercise is unfolding a recliner Information from the Alliance says most Americans- Americans particularly have adults-have not accepted the responsibility for keeping their bodies tuned up aswell as aswell aswell well as they keep their cars tuned up Of course ourse anyone who experiences experiences experiences ex ex- a sudden burst of desire for physical fitness should not jump into the old warm-ups warm and try to run off 30 pounds in one evening If youre you're past 30 maybe you'll want your doctor to give you a up check-up before you try to break any records Try these lifetime sports with your kids they'll love you for it |