Children's physical education center

Unfortunately a culture of physical inactivity has emerged in the United States, especially among children. Communities, families and schools all play important roles in both the physical and mental development of today's youth and can be partly blamed for this ill-fated trend. Some states no longer require physical education credits to graduate from high school. And children's after school activities are quickly evolving from energetic outdoor activities to many hours of television watching and video games. Children are spending increased amounts of time participating in "low-physical" activities while less in "high-physical" activities. Video games, computers, and T.V.'s are a large portion of these children's everyday (afterschool) lives. 30% of children are now estimated to watch at least 5 hours of television a day! It is also reported that in certain areas of well developed countries that as many as 25% of children are considered obese, a number that has sky-rocketed over the last two decades. Being overweight in youth almost always leads to obesity in adulthood and thus a lifetime of health problems.