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- 2. Why is PDHPE important? Students gain knowledge about their overall physical and emotional development, and understand how to lead a healthy lifestyle. The unit encourages students to engage in regular physical activity, by playing sporting games, understand the importance of eating healthy, by incorporating this into theory such as creating a food pyramid and watching videos about nutrition.
- 3. What are the benefits of PDHPE? There are many benefits, social, emotional, cognitive and physical. Studies have shown that students who participate in regular physical activity are more likely to achieve better academically than those who do not. Additionally, these same students are usually more social, and have positive attitudes towards others, themselves and their futures. As a result, students are better able to manage their own body weight, and make the right choices. Students are more capable of making informed decisions about leading a healthy lifestyle, which is more than likely to become a life long option.
- 4. What is the aim of PDHPE? The aim is to build and develop positive attitudes, self confidence and movement skills that students can adopt as a lifestyle. Through education students gain knowledge, understanding, skills, values and attitudes which will lead to a healthy lifestyle. By participating in regular physical activity, keeping safe, and adopting a healthy eating habit, students most likely will become lifelong participants of a healthy lifestyle.
- 5. How can parents help? Parents can contribute significantly in developing students knowledge and overall health, by being positive role models. Parents who adopt a healthy lifestyle themselves are more than likely to encourage their children to do the same, as well as being someone who can model this lifestyle and make a positive change for their children.
- 6. Students, be safe, healthy and active!