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Physical education

Physical education is important for improving the body, as exercises and games keep the body healthy and increase people's vitality and energy.
Physical education is important for improving the body, as exercises and games keep the body healthy and increase people's vitality and energy.

📖 In short

Physical education is a school subject where we learn sport, games and movement. We run, jump, play ball and exercise, so our bodies get stronger and healthier, and we also learn teamwork, respect for rules and good sportsmanship.

🤩 Did you know?

  • Children are advised to move and play for at least an hour every day.
  • Physical education is taught in schools in most countries of the world.
  • Many universities have a course to train physical education teachers.
  • Comfortable sports clothes and shoes help us move safely.

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🌟 Why do we need it?

Moving and playing strengthen the heart, muscles and bones, make the body flexible, help us sleep well and concentrate in lessons, and make us feel happy.

🔍 What do we learn?

In PE lessons we learn to run properly, jump, throw and catch a ball, balance, and play team games like football and basketball, and sometimes swimming and gymnastics.

💡 Warm up first

Before any exercise we warm up: we jog gently, move our joints and stretch our muscles so the body is ready and we don't get hurt. At the end we cool down and drink water.

🎯 Sporting spirit

In games we learn to cheer on our classmates, accept losing calmly, congratulate the winner, follow the rules and play fair. What matters is having fun and learning.

📸 More pictures

Physical education includes different activities, including individual and team games. In the picture above, high-school students run a hurdles race.
Physical education includes different activities, including individual and team games. In the picture above, high-school students run a hurdles race.

🧩 Test yourself

1 What do we do before exercise?

2 What does sporting spirit mean?

3 Which picture shows “Physical education”?

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