Study the impact of physical education on the students health in the secondary level by Nazish Jamali

INTRODUCTION

For establishing and enjoying a healthy and active lifestyle, physical education is required it helps to develop the skills knowledge, and attitudes of students (Pangrazi, R. P, Dauer, V. P, & Pangrazi, R. P 2007). Through the wide range of learning activities, physical education builds the confidence in students to face the challenges as individuals. It provides the subject for students at the secondary level which enhance their theoretical and practical skills. It is designed for increasing the potential and interest among students in the sports and physical areas of physical education.

Physical education is an essential part of the development of a child. It develops the understanding of theories and activities for human health which promote good health among students mentally as well as physically. Physical education with activities affects cognitive development as well is necessary for the good health of students. (Maher, 2016; Darst, 2014; Balsevich, 2006).

To study the impacts of physical education on the student's health in the secondary level by Nazish Jamali

Physical education is important, it helps to decrease the issues like barriers, anxiety, stress, and self-esteem which are common in secondary level students. The efforts of this study on the suggestions of anxiety and stress which impose the highly bad effect on their health and produces the negative outcomes in their academic stages, these issues are encountered during the classes of physical education ( Dwyer, J. J., Allison, K. R., Goldenberg, E. R., & Fein, A. J. (2006). Students can learn a lot of benefits of physical activities for their healthy health with the help of physical education and prevent unnecessary activities like spending much time dazing the screens of TV, laptops, mobiles, etc. Which imposes the bad effects on their eyesight, following few benefits are offered by physical education. The performance of the heart is improved by regular exercise, it becomes stronger and reduces the disease. The fats and cholesterol in the blood are harmful, they can be reduced by doing regular exercise, and it reduces the risk of heart attack and maintain blood pressure. Waste gases are excluded from the lungs and increase the capacity of the lungs by doing exercises. It maintains the levels of blood sugar and controls the weight. Bones and muscles become stronger by physical activity. It helps to prevent harmful diseases. Warburton, D. E., Nicol, C. W., & Bredin, S. S. (2006)

REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Physical education provides a lot of benefits to students at the secondary level which contribute to students becoming responsible adults and it gives the awareness and importance of a healthy lifestyle to students. Physical education also gives awareness about the health of the human body, biomechanics, importance of exercise, importance of sports activities, and physical and cognitive fitness (Macdonald, D., Kirk, D., & Braiuka, S. (1999).

For regular fitness activities, physical fitness is a key component of a healthy and active lifestyle. It helps to maintain the fitness in students, the muscular strength, the digestive processes is developed by it and also cardiovascular health is improved with the help of regular fitness activities Corbin, Wikgren, S. (2014).

Physical education also builds self-confidence, personality, character, and self-esteem, communication skills among the students at the secondary level student. It develops motor skills which help in improving the healthy body posture. Physical education tells the students how physical health is important for you and it guides the students in nutrition. Secondary level students feel stressed and they are depressed because of curriculum, homework, assignments, projects, families, and peer pressures. Participation in sports, entertaining activities, or other practices of physical fitness provides a way of stress relief (Strong, Malina, Rowland, T. (2005).

Physical education provides huge benefits to students which improves the students’ academic performance and their physical health. The risk of obesity among students is well-known as the deficiency of physical activities, which is caused by low awareness of physical education. The U.S Health department recommends 60 minutes of daily physical activity for the aged 6 – 17 years individuals, research shows that from childhood to adulthood behavior and habits are established, and daily physical activities have the following benefits which tell us that physical education as it develops strong bones, the strength is improved by it, it decreases the strain among students. It lessens the risk of obesity and helps to control the weight, it condenses the depression and also there are a lot of other benefits which is provided by the daily physical activities. The positive effects on learning is shown by physical education, as it increases concentration in class, and grades and behavior will be better with the help of it (Taras, H. 2005).

Physical education is promoted with the help of educators both inside and outside the class as follows, include class-based physical activities, Boost physical activities throughout recess, physical education taught by trained teachers to students, school organize sports events and provide facilities for sport, involve the community in providing physical activities to students (Baranowski,  Seefeldt, V. 1997).

Physical education is the fundamental part of the total education of every student from childhood to adulthood. Physical education improves physical fitness, the development of skills, regular activities for physical and mental health, areas of the subject are supported by it,  it facilitates the students to develop responsibilities of fitness and health. Judgment in moral development, leadership, cooperation, and behavior of students (O'Dea, J. A. 2003).  

CONCLUSION

The result of this study is very important and it is concluded that due to a lack of awareness about physical education in Sindh schools students are facing huge problems in their mental and physical health. Lack of physical activities in secondary schools has clearly shown us the risk factor of harmful disease on student’s health. Due to a lack of physical education students feel less active and less fit which imposes negative effects on the physical health as well as mental health of secondary school students. Students are facing anxiety, upset, and stress by studying only the science curriculum instead of physical education. Physical inactivity may increase the risk of harmful diseases like cancer, blood pressure, etc. and students get bored by only studying instead of extra co-curricular activities, they get stress which also imposes a bad impact on their academic performance, and students do not get interested in the learning process. Following are the recommendations are made by research Physical education awareness should be provided to secondary schools students, physical training facilities should be provided to them, extra-curricular activities like sports events should be organized in secondary schools as students get interested in both learning and playing, physical training should be performed every day in secondary schools students, students should participate in physical education activities in schools day as well as outside of the schools.