Elementary school students should have a minimum of 60 minutes of moderate and vigorous activity every day while middle and high school students should have 30 minutes. Children and youth must be provided with appropriate physical activity options and taught how to make positive choices because if they do not establish physical activity habits when they are young, they are more likely to experience the negative impact of inactivity as adults.
Physical education is a planned instructional program with specific objectives.
For the elementary school students, recess provides an opportunity for needed physical activity. Unstructured time also contributes to creativity, cooperation, and learning about social interaction. Play is an essential element of children's social development. Most of all, parents need to set a good example by being active themselves. Healthy physically active children learn better.