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Direct linkBrock, Sheri J.; Fittipaldi-Wert, Jeanine – Teaching Elementary Physical Education, 2005
Children's fitness levels are decreasing at an alarming rate. The Centers for Disease Control has determined that approximately 33% of children do not regularly engage in vigorous physical activity (CDC, 2002). As a result, childhood obesity has increased 100% since 1980 in the United States due to physical inactivity (CDC, 2004). A well-planned…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Physical Activities, Physical Education Teachers
