Here's the thing. I loved gym class in elementary school, literally so much fun. High school PE was okay. Middle school? I had this short, chubby lady as my middle school PE teacher who just didn't give a shit about me. Every other school day, we had to do this activity called 'run-walk', where we'd start off walking around the track until the teacher would blow the whistle, at which point we would switch from running to walking and vice versa. A whole hour of it. Our teacher never let us take any breaks, never let us bring any water, always yelled at people who slacked even a little (walking when you're supposed to run etc.) And only gave exceptions to those with physical disabilities, which I can appreciate, they *should* be allowed exemptions from that kind of stuff. Those of us fortunate to have generally working bodies, however, were treated with no mercy whatsoever. One hour of constant motion. While I support gym teachers keeping their students to stay active and fit, especially here in america, but I remember going back inside literally gasping for breath, throat dry, chest burning, light headed, dehydrated as fuck, literally feeling like I might pass out or suffer a heart attack. Meanwhile, our teacher was just standing around yapping at us, with her own water bottle at her side (we weren't allowed to bring our own). She never had to break a sweat unless it was hot outside. Exercise is great and all, but I don't think kids should be forced to push themselves to a point where it starts becoming painful. We need to understand that, while our bodies may be capable of handling running and or walking, we all have different levels of endurance, of just how much of said exercise our individual bodies can handle before it has to stop and rest. As for me, I was a short, underweight pre-teen who was already struggling with all sorts of mental health problems, and having to exhaust myself to the point of actively suffering sure didn't help.
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