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The AP recently reported that students who don't have adequate phys ed classes tend to show signs of diabetes, high cholesterol, and other health probs later in life. But lotsa kids only have less than an hour of gym a week and only two states make PE mandatory for all students.

Considering the obesity problem in the United States (17-percent of teens are obese and 32-percent are overweight), do you think kids should be running around in school more often?

Teens should be getting 45 minutes of physical activity each and every day—not just once a week—according to health officials. And just like there are different standards for how often kids should have gym, there are major differences in the types of classes offered. Some kids have access to state of the art equipment, while others have to make do just a few kickballs and worn-in facilities.

OK, so PE classes my not solve all of our country's health problems, but even 30 to 45 minutes of sports, running, or stretching in class can make a big difference in the long run.

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Blog it out: What’s your ideal gym class? How often do you have PE in school? What types of activities do you do?

BY JIAE K. ON 6/22/2009 3:43:00 PM 36 COMMENTS

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in new york where i live PE is mandatory and if you fail PE you fail the whole grade

jonaslover1418 on 12/4/2009 4:37:32 PM

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jw, but is the 17% part of the 32% or seperate?

Hey girl, they are separate. <3 Jeannie

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so_she_told_me... on 6/24/2009 8:48:15 PM

Oops i think I said if they had gym kids would be obese i mean if there was more enforced gym classes they WOULD NOT be obese/overweight, sorry...

cassieann23 on 6/24/2009 5:52:50 PM

They should so have the kids do more physical things in school. Like I just finished elementary school and we had reccess every day and I regret not running around more while I had the chance because in middle school there is no reccess- just lunch- although PE is over twice as long in middle school for us. I just walked around the playground and fields with friends or sat on the benches. Well at least there is 45 minutes of gym at my school.... But seriously they should have at least 3 days a week and for at least 20 minutes a gym class. I believe that at my school gym is every day except for one part of the year when we have health instead for 45 minutes. I think if they had more gym in schools everywhere less kids would be overweight and obese.

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i_rock_big_socks!!!!! on 6/24/2009 3:58:06 PM

I was basically the only kid in my grade that DIDN'T have PE, basketball, or track last year. Apparently my "schedule didn't work out". Which was fine by me, because I get a workout after school. I probably won't have it next year, either. Also good, because I tend to hurt myself accidently. Like falling. And getting hit in the head by various stuff. So...yeah.

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JBrox! on 6/24/2009 10:55:04 AM

I go to a military school so we get a good workout. It's boring, though. AND tiring

fanohim on 6/23/2009 11:20:40 PM

I think that PE class shud jsut have sports like soccer and football and baseball and vollyball but not those stupid presidential tests.

Girly Girl on 6/23/2009 9:37:11 PM

What no! Everybodys diffrint cant run for lon periods of time but i dont have high cholesterol or diabetes or obesity!!! So unfair!

coolio08 on 6/23/2009 8:39:12 PM

i hav 3o minutes every day!!!

mnm22 on 6/23/2009 8:35:52 PM

i love my PE class because our teacher is really cool and we dont do the same basketball unit over and over again, we do pilates and fencing and stuff. our PE teacher last year was so creepy. im 95% sure she was a lesbian, which i have absolutely no problem with, but she would always come into the locker room and watch us change. CREEPY!!!

to_be_loved on 6/23/2009 6:55:49 PM

My school has PE every day, three semesters a year. I hate it!!!! One day a week we have to run the mile in class. I don't mind running so much as the annoying things they make us do on the other days.

westcoastchick on 6/23/2009 4:43:44 PM

i have gym in school every other day for 30 minutes and i take a hip hop class once a week and i jog in my neighborhood and bike and i also use a yoga dvd. i also walk around wif my frens and sometimes i use the treadmale :]

missunperfectxo on 6/23/2009 4:00:55 PM

i have an hour and a half of PE every other day and have an hour of volleyball after school three days a week. i also have two hours of dance on wednesday and an hour of dance friday. i also play outside a lot in the summer and spring and fall. my ideal gym class would be in a gymnastics gym, but we cant do that in my school because they say its dangerous. we have a state of the art fitness center and we use that, we play volleyball, field hockey, soccer, basketball, and once a week we run a mile

dancer10196 on 6/23/2009 3:31:09 PM

hey! why don't they just give the kids more recess and ENCOURAGE (not force) them to run around??? it isn't that hard or complicated. and it would be much less embarrassing.

hyperpuppy on 6/23/2009 1:18:09 PM

i have been out of school for a month and a day but, we usually had gym 3 times a week. my personal favorite game is dodgeball/medic/jailball/went the person who got u out is out you can come back in/when someone on your team catches a ball you are all back in/etc. !!

Bridgge2010 on 6/23/2009 11:23:00 AM

PE should be optional because kids can exercise out of school at home. Maybe they should be required to take part in an after-school sport to prevent obesity.

glamgirlteen on 6/23/2009 11:09:19 AM

so this year, i was required to take PE for once (sometimes even TWICE) a day. i got really sick, with a nasty cough and i was absent for 12 days in the one semester, because of PE.

i think PE should be optional.

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roosoccer96 on 6/23/2009 9:54:51 AM

I have gym twice a cycle, theres 6 days in a cycle so I usually have it twice a week, sometimes once though.

xxcaseylynnxx on 6/23/2009 9:12:11 AM

uhh well last year during school we had it twice a 6-day cycle (it's 6 days so we wont have a official schedule every week, we'd have something different every day). but next year we're going to have it every other day. i'm going into middle school - that's why. ;) but every day that we dont have pe we have health class, which i think is an awesome schedule.

x-Synchronized-x on 6/23/2009 1:18:09 AM

I really don't like gym because we play way too much dodgeball and I don't like sports. But that's just me.

EmJ on 6/22/2009 11:50:14 PM

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live life love life cuz you only have 1 life on 6/22/2009 10:42:24 PM

my high school has gym either everyday for 1/2 the year, or every other day all year. except next year, for the first time, seniors wont be required to take gym, which i think is totally fair. At the jr. high and middle school, kids do gym every other day all year.

kimmyg on 6/22/2009 9:45:32 PM

We have pe everyday for 45 mins. for one semester, and pe is FUN!

igymnast10 on 6/22/2009 9:40:40 PM

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igymnast10 on 6/22/2009 9:39:46 PM

In my school we have gym on Mondays, Wednesdays, thursdays and Fridays. Each time is 30 mins.

Im.Unique.YAY! on 6/22/2009 8:20:35 PM

At my school we have P.E. for one quarter for about an hour. It's pretty fun! Just so you know always bring an extra pad or tampon with your gym clothes. Just in case!

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Abriella123 on 6/22/2009 6:11:30 PM

In our school we have pe 5 times in 2 weeks and its only for about 35 minutes. But i think that we should have it everyday and play softball, killer kickball, and other games that are hard but u dont know its hard!

vball24 on 6/22/2009 5:30:16 PM

P.E class for our school isnt so great. most times she just lets us shoot around and doesnt even watch or pay attention so me and my friends just sit around and talk

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allie cat on 6/22/2009 5:05:27 PM

I have PE every other day for 40 minutes-
it's really not as good as it should b-
it's required, but the activities we do aren't hard at all- it's kinda lame- we should do more workout type stuff!

allie cat on 6/22/2009 5:04:01 PM

i def think that KIDS should not b overweight. that is just sad. watch what and when u eat. eat something filling, but not all of the time. Eat when u get hungry, not just because food is there. and everybody should excersice at least an hour a day. turn off ur electronics and get out there and have some fun! GOOD LUCK!!

roosoccer96 on 6/22/2009 4:18:42 PM

FIRST COMMENT?!!?
my school requires gym.. it's kind of hard but it's fun!

malgal213 on 6/22/2009 4:17:54 PM

I have PE every day its fun

zoeismybff592 on 6/22/2009 4:15:54 PM

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dose ballet each week count as pe?

Hey babe,

I'd say so! Ballet is hard work.

xoxo Allie

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wednesday1408 on 6/22/2009 3:48:27 PM

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