Importance of Physical Education
(Syed Manazir-ul-Haq, Karachi)
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Physical Education refers to knowledge about physical health by way of movement of muscles and entire body as well as taking healthy foods. In physical education, three aspects are given importance, i.e. motor skills, reflexes and healthy food. Jumping, running, crawling, etc. are known as motor skills, whereas the reflexes refer to automatic body action in response to something or automatic body action for self –protection.
Some core values of Physical Education are given below in seriatim.
1. Enhancement of Academic Learning: Physical Education enhances the academic learning because it gives the strength to body and mind that are integral parts of learning. It helps the learners to build up the skills, attitudes, knowledge, behaviors and confidence.
2. Enhancement of Stamina: Physical Education enhances the stamina that plays an important role to lead a healthy life. Due to stamina a student can do a lot of work and assignments that he gets from his parents and teachers.
3. Far from Obesity: Physical Education keeps man far from obesity as the daily movement of muscles and entire parts of the body reduce excessive fat and keeps man fit to fight. Obesity is a curse, especially for students as they are the builders of the future.
4. Reduces Tension and Anxiety: Physical Education reduces the tension and anxiety by way of motor skills, reflexes and healthy foods. A student or man who is free from tension can do a lot of work even face challenges and challenging jobs.
5. Far from Chronic and Catastrophic Diseases: Regular Physical Education keeps man far from the Chronic and Catastrophic Diseases. It maintains health on a sustainable basis – it keeps the cardiovascular systems intact that is essential for blood and oxygen circulation.
6. Good Sleep: Physical Education gives a good sleep that is essential for the sound health. Better sleep is a blessing of Allah and man realizes its value when he is deprived of sleep.
7. Optimism: One of the big advantages of physical education is to have positive thinking that the good fortunes will come soon. It gives a great courage to man, especially students - this kind of thinking is known as optimism.