Your opinion on Gym Class
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I know your pain. My nickname in School was 'Nazi' - the reason being that I lived in Germany when I was younger, the reason for that being that my dad was in the British Army.AngloDoom said:
People in coal mining towns in Yorkshire are not very enlightened, well travelled, or in many definitions of the word 'people'. If only we could put them in camps...
Wait, what?
I hated gym, I don't like sports, and I don't care about obesity rates. If people want to go fat let them, I mean it is there choice if they want to excercise, they can do it themselves.
Also I do not remember PE being social:
All I remember is being on a muddy field freezing half to death in my shorts and t-shirt in the middle of november being told to dive in the mud to get a rugby ball and then getting detention for refusing..while it was snowing...also most of them time all that people say in PE is usually swearing and threats at the other team/other players o there team because for some reason sports seem to make people uncivilised and violent when they play/watch.(it is the main reason I have never got into them).
Edit: I forgot to mention I done no tests in PE and got no GCSE's from it meaning I spent 2 hours a week in school that I could have out towards science or math or another subget I am actually going to use to go to college rather than running trying to get a ball between two goal posts.
Also I do not remember PE being social:
All I remember is being on a muddy field freezing half to death in my shorts and t-shirt in the middle of november being told to dive in the mud to get a rugby ball and then getting detention for refusing..while it was snowing...also most of them time all that people say in PE is usually swearing and threats at the other team/other players o there team because for some reason sports seem to make people uncivilised and violent when they play/watch.(it is the main reason I have never got into them).
Edit: I forgot to mention I done no tests in PE and got no GCSE's from it meaning I spent 2 hours a week in school that I could have out towards science or math or another subget I am actually going to use to go to college rather than running trying to get a ball between two goal posts.
Gym and weight lifting classes were great.
I mean, you get grades for working out every day. How can you complain about that?
I mean, you get grades for working out every day. How can you complain about that?
Sir, I am a native Yorkshireman, and I take great offense to your comment! I challenge you to a duel, sir, on the field of honour!Stu35 said:
I think gym class would have a place if it was like whenever I see it in a Japanese film and they're doing all that synchronised aerobics shit; you know, just promoting general fitness.
As it stands, when I was at high school, all P.E. facilitated was sorting out the people who played football from the 'poofs'. I was in the latter category and hated all four years of compulsory P.E because rather than exercising and staying fit I was just getting shouted at for being shit at football.
As it stands, when I was at high school, all P.E. facilitated was sorting out the people who played football from the 'poofs'. I was in the latter category and hated all four years of compulsory P.E because rather than exercising and staying fit I was just getting shouted at for being shit at football.
A good idea unfortunately so poorly executed its laughable. I was bullied during gym, probably primarily because its one of the few times your placed with random people and not academic peers that you know. I think organizing the composition of gym would not only avoid this but make people be with people that they, you know, like instead of random people. It also never felt fun or worth while for me. I always felt like they were pushing me to do something I had no interest in and I had no desire to be participating in. Maybe different activities or a different presentation could fix that. I know gym class is a good idea but i wish it would be organized differently so other kids would not have an experience with it as horrid as mine.
I hated it so much. Just sat around trying to avoid getting involved in any actual physical activity and getting in trouble for it. Waste of time, I'll never be fit and an hour a week of running about wasn't going to change that unless I actually enjoyed it and wanted to do more.
Obviously with the demography of this forum gym class isn't going to be that popular, and there's definitely better and worse ways of doing it, but it is something that should be important. You don't notice it as much when you're a teen but when you hit your twenties if you become involved in only stationary activities at some point your overall physical health is going to quickly decline. Now throwing non athletic kids into aggressive sports with other aggressive kids probably isn't the best thing to do, but as someone who's hit 30 I can say this from experience that once you leave mandatory gym class it's a very good idea to find some sort of athletic activity you enjoy and get out there at least once a week doing it. Or even something as simple as a 10-20 minute walk or bike to work every day, skipping the car/bus if you live close enough, can make a huge difference. Of course the key thing is it's something you actually enjoy, or at the very least in the case of walking/biking to work something you do out of necessity.
It was rather funny but I actually had a gym class in college. Being in the a two year comp science equivalent, a student raised some concern after gaining 30 pounds over the two years they implemented a mandatory activity class for the first semester every Thursday morning for 1-2 hours. Those of us that were more athletic usually played indoor soccer, but you could do something as simple as playing ping pong. They weren't trying to ram it down your throat, but they just had this in the first semester to encourage you to keep something up the rest of the way.
It was rather funny but I actually had a gym class in college. Being in the a two year comp science equivalent, a student raised some concern after gaining 30 pounds over the two years they implemented a mandatory activity class for the first semester every Thursday morning for 1-2 hours. Those of us that were more athletic usually played indoor soccer, but you could do something as simple as playing ping pong. They weren't trying to ram it down your throat, but they just had this in the first semester to encourage you to keep something up the rest of the way.
Ever think its like other classes you take in school. Most you don't use again but learning about them gives you a broader view on what you can do in later life. No I am not talking about becoming a personal trainer, I am talking about hobbies etc. Many people read poetry because they enjoy it, many people read history because they enjoy it and many many people go keep fit because they enjoy it.
Thanks to PE classes many people decided they like keeping fit, many others decided they did not. People who did not like maths still had to do it, why should this be different.
On a side not I am not fit nor go to a gym just in case anyone thinks I am biased.
Thanks to PE classes many people decided they like keeping fit, many others decided they did not. People who did not like maths still had to do it, why should this be different.
On a side not I am not fit nor go to a gym just in case anyone thinks I am biased.
K. I say we do it on the traditional field of battle in Yorkshire - Headingley stadium.Froggy Slayer said:
You bring the Whippet, I'll bring the Ferret.
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They play a tape (I imagine it may be a CD or MP3 at this point in time) on a boom box (or iPod docking station?). The tape has a series of beeps.cotss2012 said:
You run from one end of the gym to the other every time there is a beep. The beeps start out quite far apart, and get closer and closer together. If you fail to make the opposite side of the gym before a beep, you're out.
It's a basic test of aerobic fitness, but it's mostly suited to agile little bastards with a lot of acceleration. For big fat cunts like me with the turning circle of an articulated lorry, it involved a lot of hammering myself into the wall and bouncing off it in the hopes that I've given myself enough momentum to get to the other side of the gym in time.
It's pretty shit. The 2.4km run is a better measure, but to be entirely honest, as a Rugby player I despise any form of cardio that doesn't allow me to grab a 2-3 second breather every couple of minutes or so.
... Ummm... the clothes one wears when doing PE?
No need to get angry about it...
As for the rest of your post... So you're against Phys in schools (as far as I can tell). You're wrong, simply pointing out that there are people who can get away with never doing phys and still be perfectly healthy is not a valid point. No more so than people who point out their granny smoked 40 fags a day until she died at the ripe old age of 137, and therfore smoking is fine.
Well we have P.E and most people love it, I can't see how it can be perceived as anything but good. We often play football (soccer) and maybe a bit of fitness
I hated phys ed class. Fuck uhg.
I usually went to the first 5 or 6 classes at the beginning of each year, grades 9-11 I think. After 5-6 days of harassment, bullying and idiotic male coach teachers, I asked my self what is the fucking point in going to these classes? To become depressed and feel bad about myself? Or to want to cry and slit my throat in the change room?
Nah, I decided it wasn't worth it and just skipped and failed those classes. To make up for it I got extra credits in other courses.
I usually went to the first 5 or 6 classes at the beginning of each year, grades 9-11 I think. After 5-6 days of harassment, bullying and idiotic male coach teachers, I asked my self what is the fucking point in going to these classes? To become depressed and feel bad about myself? Or to want to cry and slit my throat in the change room?
Nah, I decided it wasn't worth it and just skipped and failed those classes. To make up for it I got extra credits in other courses.
Not every school in America has the funding to hire personal trainers for every single student to make sure they're doing something active in their own special way.SamtheDeathclaw said:
I'm sure everyone would like to think that they're unique and one in a million. But they aren't.
Not everyone likes math, but every student takes it anyway.
Not everyone likes running, but dammit, if it's in the curriculum and you want to graduate, you better deal with it.
Talking from experience. One proper coach who actually gives a damn can make sure everyone is doing something active.cswurt said:
Math=/=p.e. Math is a subject that there is only one way to do. You can be physically active in any number of ways.
Silly comparisons aside, you have yet to offer any actual support for you position besides "LOL LET THE FATTIES DIE" so I'm not going to argue with you.
Good day.
definitely needed here in the US to combat the whole fat people problem
and I speak from experience
i was/am quite pudgy
to point out the obvious though
the key is getting empathetic teaches that verbally/mentally slap the (young and old) brats that turn gym class into a bad experience for out shape kiddies
and I speak from experience
i was/am quite pudgy
to point out the obvious though
the key is getting empathetic teaches that verbally/mentally slap the (young and old) brats that turn gym class into a bad experience for out shape kiddies
It needs a to be more focused and frequent to be effective. Health assessment at the start and the setting of an individual goal woul be a better way to determine grades.
If I was in charge there would be more money spent on 3-4 day per week PE but less focus on team sport classes. Team sports are fun for some but hell for others. Give other choices like aerobics, weight lifting or other more individual activities. This gives even uncoordinated, non team oriented kids the ability to find other activities they can enjoy to improve their health. Not everyone wants to play basketball or dodgeball all the time.
I also feel like individually focused health classes would lessen bullying. Let the "popular jocks" have their classes and let the nerds improve their health in peace by doing something that won't be making them the center of attention every time a ball comes flying at them. Also include effective nutrition education into the class since diet is actually even more important than exercise for optimal health.
As for the "I could be learning math or science which are important," argument, I hope you realize that magnificent brain of yours is encased in a body. To keep that brain up and running at it's optimum, to avoid dying of heart disease in your forties, to give your brain a chance to rest while you focus on something else, you need to maintain your body. I can't believe any smart person isn't smart enough to figure that out.
If I was in charge there would be more money spent on 3-4 day per week PE but less focus on team sport classes. Team sports are fun for some but hell for others. Give other choices like aerobics, weight lifting or other more individual activities. This gives even uncoordinated, non team oriented kids the ability to find other activities they can enjoy to improve their health. Not everyone wants to play basketball or dodgeball all the time.
I also feel like individually focused health classes would lessen bullying. Let the "popular jocks" have their classes and let the nerds improve their health in peace by doing something that won't be making them the center of attention every time a ball comes flying at them. Also include effective nutrition education into the class since diet is actually even more important than exercise for optimal health.
As for the "I could be learning math or science which are important," argument, I hope you realize that magnificent brain of yours is encased in a body. To keep that brain up and running at it's optimum, to avoid dying of heart disease in your forties, to give your brain a chance to rest while you focus on something else, you need to maintain your body. I can't believe any smart person isn't smart enough to figure that out.
An hour and a half of reluctant exercise a week isn't going to stop someone from getting fat. If you're going to do it then it needs to be with the intention of encouraging people to get involved in sports in their own time. In my school PE meant playing rugby for 4 years. If you don't like rugby? Tough. Eventually we were given a range of options, I found a sport I enjoyed and my overall fitness level increased dramatically.
It's a good idea, but has a tendency to be poorly implemented.
It's a good idea, but has a tendency to be poorly implemented.
It's useful. Back when I took gym or P.E. I was able to get regular exercise without having to worry about scheduling a time to do so.
All of that important stuff was done for me. I just showed up, did my stuff and that was that.
All of that important stuff was done for me. I just showed up, did my stuff and that was that.