Motivating Students & Physical Activity

"Young children naturally want to move" according to Physical Education for Lifelong Fitness (Physical 24). However, quite often as young children move into adolescence, approximately around age 10, they begin to lose interest in physical activity. There are a variety of reasons for this decreased interest in physical activity for adolescents. One of the biggest reasons is that adolescents often begin to develop other interests and hobbies that make them say, much as older adults do, they "lack the time" to engage in physical activity. Another reason is that children have often experienced physical education programs that were not fun because of their structure or inappropriate application, "Teens may also have suffered through years of boring or developmentally inappropriate physical education programs, and once given the choice, avoid physical activity as much as possible" (Physical 28).

Adolescents also want to avoid being associated with games that "children" play as they want to appear more mature. Fur

Related Essays

Phys Ed .... The results of the study demonstrate the importance for motivating not only students to increase levels of physical activity, but also to motivate parents .... (2828 11 )

Phys. Ed. ROL Motivating students to exercise is a significant problem, even .... more than half of students they surveyed .... Surgeon General report on physical activity and health .... (3040 12 )

Sports and Education .... Black high school students' participation in school .... A new method for motivating urban Black .... Physical activity behaviors and perceived life satisfaction among .... (6149 25 )

Teaching children diagnosed with Autism .... The physical layout of the classroom may not be able .... Most autistic students do not learn well from verbal .... or praise are ineffective at motivating them (Mesibov .... (2713 11 )

THE PHENOMENON OF BODY BUILDING .... American society is a major motivating factor for .... Body Beautification Among Female College Students," Perceptual and .... D. Adame, "Physical Fitness in Relation to .... (3513 14 )

Category: Psychology - M