{"id":64710,"date":"2022-09-09T01:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T05:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=64710"},"modified":"2022-09-09T01:00:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T05:00:45","slug":"is-school-bad-for-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/is-school-bad-for-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Is school bad for health?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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School has always been the greatest enemy of body movement.\u00a0Its small classrooms, desks and static chairs, retain and attenuate the innate energy of boys and girls.<\/span><\/p>\n

The few hours of Physical Education included in the\u00a0<\/span>educational curriculum<\/span><\/a>\u00a0seem to reflect a contempt of the political authorities towards this matter.\u00a0A discipline that, despite its low weekly workload (from 1 to 3 hours per week, depending on the course and autonomous community), is the only one in the entire school program that has been able to\u00a0<\/span>scientifically demonstrate<\/span><\/a>\u00a0its benefits in different spheres of development human.<\/span><\/p>\n

Benefits ranging from the improvement of learning of other\u00a0<\/span>curricular contents or improvement of academic performance<\/span><\/a>\u00a0, to improvements in\u00a0<\/span>psychological or psychosocial variables, values, health<\/span><\/a>\u00a0, and of course also\u00a0<\/span>in the motor plane<\/span><\/a>\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n

Early childhood<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Body movement becomes even more important in early childhood, in the stage from 0 to 6 years.\u00a0And it is precisely at this stage where the educational curriculum most emphatically punishes children’s motor skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0<\/span>latest studies carried out<\/span><\/a>\u00a0confirm that the vast majority of Early Childhood Education centers only teach 1 or 2 sessions of psychomotricity \/ Physical Education per week, which last about 50 minutes on average.\u00a0Many times, the sessions are directed by people who are not experts in Physical Education and in inappropriate spaces, such as a corridor, a small interior patio, in the ordinary classroom moving the chairs and tables or small classrooms that limit the movement of the children.<\/span><\/p>\n

These results confirm that the Spanish education system is not complying with the recommendations of the\u00a0<\/span>World Health Organization<\/span><\/a>\u00a0regarding physical activity levels of children in the stage of 0\u20136 years, an institution that\u00a0<\/span>advises 180 minutes of physical activity daily<\/span><\/a>\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n

The stalking of sedentary lifestyle<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Families don’t help either:\u00a0<\/span>numerous studies<\/span><\/a>\u00a0confirm the predominance of a sedentary lifestyle in most children.<\/span><\/p>\n

All this points to the fact that we are witnessing the death of childhood: children deprived of bodily movement both in the school environment and in the extracurricular or family environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

In contrast,\u00a0<\/span>research<\/span><\/a>\u00a0addressing the effects of physical activity in childhood highlights a wide range of benefits that are achieved when children move.\u00a0All researchers conclude the need to establish strategies to encourage the practice of physical activity in childhood.<\/span><\/p>\n

Impact on self-esteem and happiness<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Among the benefits obtained are higher levels of self-esteem, self-confidence and self-concept, which in turn enhance multiple psychological variables, reduce stress and encourage children to face new challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Physical Education classes, children face challenges and participate in games and activities in which their body and mind are the true protagonists.\u00a0When they overcome this challenge, or reach the objective established by the teacher, a trace of self-esteem remains in them that will help them face new challenges and continue doing physical activity.\u00a0If children do not have that opportunity to move, and remain in the classroom sitting or on the sofa, it will be difficult for them to receive that injection of self-esteem.<\/span><\/p>\n

They also experience a greater sense of happiness thanks to the different neurotransmitters that are activated with the practice of physical activity.\u00a0The movement, in addition to the release of energy, provides a feeling of well-being, happiness, pleasure, enjoyment and tranquility.<\/span><\/p>\n

Improvements in human capital<\/strong><\/h4>\n

We also found improvements in the human capital of the students: multiple key values \u200b\u200bare promoted to improve future coexistence in adult society, such as group cohesion, effort, resilience, knowing how to lose and win, respect and tolerance.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, it contributes to improvements in the social sphere, because children, while playing in Physical Education class, abide by and establish rules and regulations.\u00a0All of them have a great transfer in the adult world.\u00a0They learn to collaborate and cooperate with other children and generate empathy and affective bonds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Physical benefits<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The motor plane is the most benefited and, along with it, also growth, maturation and motor learning.\u00a0Physical exercise promotes bone and muscle development.<\/span><\/p>\n

It also influences multiple variables linked to psychomotricity, such as balance, tonic control, laterality, fine and gross praxia, hand-eye coordination, foot coordination and general dynamics…<\/span><\/p>\n

As an example: laterality and fine praxis will favor the learning of writing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other improvements are perceived in strength or speed, as they give the child a better physical condition and better motor skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

Establish habits for life<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Scientific\u00a0<\/span>research<\/span><\/a>\u00a0on physical activity in early childhood also indicates that children who engage in physical activity at this stage tend to have healthy future life trajectories.\u00a0<\/span>Sports absenteeism in adolescence<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is reduced\u00a0, a stage where the practice of physical exercise is most abandoned.\u00a0It also acquires a normal weight profile and\u00a0<\/span>improves<\/span><\/a>\u00a0health and well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n

In short, betting on an hour of daily Physical Education at school from early childhood is to improve the health of the child-juvenile population, reduce pathologies and pharmacology in childhood and adolescence, reduce sedentary lifestyle, reduce health costs and bet for a healthier adult population.<\/span><\/p>\n

Author Bio: <\/strong>Victor Arufe Giraldez is Professor Faculty of Education. Director of the School Sports, Physical Education and Psychomotricity Research Unit at the Universidade da Coru\u00f1a<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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