Physical education cannot solve obesity
As the children are growing more obese, many schools are increasing their exercise classes. These classes does not increase the overall activity of the child as he avoids normal routine physical activity at home. After doing a large number of days of vigorous physical exercise, children are reducing their physical activity out of school. An article published in the journal Education Next states that the public health officials and educators should consider ways to reduce or eliminate these offsetting behavior.
Physical education is the training in physical fitness and in skills requiring or promoting it.
In the U.S. it is required in most primary and secondary schools. It generally includes calisthenics, gymnastics, various sports, and some study of health. College majors in physical education have been available since the early 20th century. Most teaching is done in gymnasiums, though outdoor sports are also emphasized.
Calisthenics is the systematic rhythmic bodily exercises (e.g., jumping jacks, push-ups), usually performed without apparatus.
Gymnastics is a competitive sport in which individuals perform optional and prescribed acrobatic exercises, mostly on special apparatus, in order to demonstrate strength, balance, and body control.