Return Mandatory Physical Education Back to the USA Schools

As a former fat kid that hated physical education I now see why it is so important to have it in every school in the United States.

We are facing a crisis situation in the USA where today's youth will not be able to even make it through high school without facing serious physical problems like heart disease and diabetes. Figures show that over 50% of the kids today are either fat or obese. That is not a tolerable situation!

I did not wake up myself until I was over 40 when I did my first mini-triathlon. That was my wake up call! At age 50 I became a certified personal fitness trainer and next year (2012) I plan to hike the entire Appalachian Trail for my 66th birthday year!

We can't wait until these kids are at the age that I woke up. We need mandatory physical education in our schools NOW! The argument is that it is too costly. BULL! What is too costly to have a teacher teaching kids to do sit ups, pull ups, jumping jacks and other exercises that do not even require an investment in equipment! We have retired physically fit military vets that would gladly come to the local schools and help out!

There are NO excuses for not doing this NOW! If we don't there will not be enough money in the entire USA healthcare program to take care of the problems!