Argumentive Essay

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• 1 Since the beginning of the school’s history, there have been some debates over which subjects should be the most time consuming in schools whereupon maths and language has become the most popular ones.
• 2 If this is good or not is something I think could be considered.
• 3 I claim physical education is the subject schools should prioritize and the reason for that is what I will be discussing in this essay.
• 4 Studies have shown that physical education has a positive influence on student’s ability to concentrate in school (Larsson Hei, 2017).
• 5 Further on, better concentration leads to improved school results as well as reduced stress levels.
• 6 Due to these facts, I argue that physical education is a subject that should be prioritized and incorporated in every school day since including only one subject more will help all the other ones as well.
• 7 Another reason for physical education to be a part of every school day would be that regular exercise boosts your immune system (Lindberg, 2022).
• 8 If students rarely get ill, it will lead to less absence which will lead to a better chance of succeeding in school.
• 9 If students moreover are getting the possibility to move in school every day, everyone will have the opportunity to better their immune system and their performances at school.
• 10 Thirdly, students who moves every school day - a total of five days a week - will get an overall improved health and therefore contribute to healthier populations which I believe is necessary.
• 11 In fact, over 340 million children and youths aged 5-19 were overweight or obese in 2016 (World Health Organisation, 2021).
• 12 This is bad since being overweight increases the risks for noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and even some cancers.
• 13 The main factors that cause obesity and overweight is a lack of physical activity and an increased intake of energy-dense foods that are high in sugars and fat.
• 14 Including physical education in every school day would decrease these health problems since students then would get their recommended daily movement in (1h per day).
• 15 Moreover, the student would get a greater understanding around health and wellbeing which will lead to them being more mindful of their lifestyle in the future.
• 16 A lot of people agree it is great to move your body every day, and especially as a child.
• 17 However, they intend that can be done outside of school so that it does not have to replace other important subjects such as maths and English.
• 18 I do not agree.
• 19 First of all, it is expensive attending sports and outside school activities which means everyone will not get the same opportunities.
• 20 Secondly, it steals time that could have been used to study.
• 21 And thirdly, moving outside of school will not contribute to a better understanding around health if it is not something that is in your interest.
• 22 The better alternative is therefore, once again, to incorporate physical education in every school day.
• 23 To sum up this essay we should have physical education every school day since it contributes to better school results as being active improves concentration and boosts the immune system which leads to less absence in school and therefore better school results.
• 24 Furthermore, having access to moving every school day will lessen the risk of obesity and overweight and therefore noncommunicable diseases such as cancer and diabetes.
• 25 Even though some people argue it steals time and that you can stay active outside of school, I concluded that was not the best solution since everyone does not have the economic resources for that and because it would steal time that could’ve been used for studying.
• 26 So, having physical education every school day will solve a lot of problems, not only in schools and the world, but for our future generations.

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