The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Jan 15, 2008
Physical education teachers nationwide are shifting away from team sports and instead promoting individual activities that teach students lifelong fitness habits, the Associated Press reports. Unlike team sports, which generally involve some down time, individual fitness activities such as yoga, martial arts and strength training enable all students to be active simultaneously and allow overweight or less athletic students to work at their own pace. Students also can incorporate the activities into their lives outside of school.