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Re:Born to Rest by ng12 on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @11:43AM (#12399128)
PE is mandatory in every high school in the US. Why don't we have a nation of fit, active people?

I think the real problem is exposure. I don't like running, soccer, or football -- so my years in PE were generally a waste. There are physical hobbies I enjoy but the odds of being exposed to them in high school were improbably slim.

Re:Born to Rest by mercer on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @02:00PM (#12400190)
True, but PE might have had a positive effect on many people other than you, both physically and in other ways, so at the very least it's more effective than doing nothing.

That said, I do hope of course that they offer more variety than they often do in high school. I was pretty lucky with my high school and definitely benefitted from being exposed to sports that I still engage in occasionally (rugby and ice skating).