<Tab/>As crazy as this may sound while you sit there reading this essay, it is more likely than not that you are overweight. From a recent survey conducted by CBC News, fifty-two percent of Canadians are overweight. Keeping this in mind, it is also true that only a small percentage of schools in Canada have daily physical education programs. Why, when health care is being stretched to the maximum, is …showed first 75 words of 380 total…

…showed last 75 words of 380 total…students to live healthy lives, learn priceless life skills and avoid harmful situations is to take physical education at school. If they participate in this during their growing and most influential years, physical activity will become a regular part of their lives. As a young person, they will learn the significance of their education and, as a result, continue to partake in physical activity as an adult. This provides youths with stronger and healthier futures.