What careers can I do with physical education?

The four main types of physical activity are aerobic, muscle-strengthening, bone-strengthening, and stretching. Aerobic activity is the type that benefits your heart and lungs the most.

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• Aerobic exercise. Ability to perform prolonged moderate physical activity involving large muscle groups.
• Agility. Ability to react quickly with fast sure movements.
• Coordination.
• Equilibrium.
• Flexibility.
• Muscular strength.
• Speed.
• Body composition.

• 1 Expense. In these lean economic times, when many school programs are getting the axe and some districts are even laying off teachers, the expense of holding P.E. classes may cause some schools to reconsider whether the class is worth it.
• 2 Uneven Results.
• 3 Lack of Choice.
• 4 Liability.

In elementary school, PE teachers help growing children improve coordination, learn teamwork, cultivate a love of physical activity and develop good hygiene habits. Those who teach older students focus on skilled sports, such as basketball and volleyball, and many also coach one of the school’s sports teams.

Physical education or “gym class” is often viewed as the “fun” part of school for students, so PE teachers often enjoy a greater degree of enthusiasm for the curriculum than their colleagues. For people who like to be active, be outside and dress comfortably every day, being a PE teachers checks a number of boxes.

• Sports science.
• PE teacher.
• Physiotherapist.
• Professional sportsperson.
• Sports coach/consultant.
• Sports policy at local and national level.
• Diet and fitness instructor.
• Personal trainer.

Degree Courses in Physical Education