Not all who apply are accepted, and to ensure the effectiveness of the military in the purpose for which it exists, you give the Services authority to reject applicants for reasons that are unacceptable or less restrictive in ordinary society - age, physical or mental challenges, education, drug use or abuse, excessive weight, and a number of other reasons.

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Others are working to expand traditional physical education programs or to create whole new ones.

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We are killing ourselves with work and preparing our children to do the same by failing to teach them, either by example or through formal education, that exercise and physical health are important life concerns.

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In the USA, until the Reaganoids and other conservatives began their slash-and-burn assault on the federal education system, all public school children were required to have physical education (PE) classes either daily or periodically during the week.

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That provision would be "for vulnerable people below the age of 20 years who suffer from autism, Asperger's syndrome, or other mental or physical impairment liable to cause them to be excluded from normal education".

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The researchers found that sitting was associated with a higher death risk after controlling for factors including age, gender, smoking status, physical activity, education, body mass index, as well as living in an urban or city environment.

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The kids in the study reported to their regularly scheduled physical education classes but then were randomly assigned to three 20 minute sessions of DDR, Orbis or the usual gym class.

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