Born to Rest

Post by kough » Wed, Aug 31, 2016, 2:48 AM UTC

ams6110 wrote: post #125

kough wrote: post #113

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Strange to see no one has mentioned this – just down the river, MIT has mandatory PE classes. They're not all "running around a track" though: sailing, pistols, archery, yoga, weightlifting, sailing, all sorts of really cool activities. > Forcing college students to exercise will backfire, leading many of them to stop as soon as the course is over. How is this backfiring, if those students would never have exercised…

I loathed PE in school. If my university would have required it I probably would have gone elsewhere.

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Aug 31, 2016, 3:10 AM UTC

ams6110 wrote: post #126

Jtsummers wrote: post #29

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No, we're talking about students, and institutions intended to prepare them for the world after graduation. Fitness is a critical element of mental and physical well-being. Consequently, it's entirely reasonable to place physical education within the scope of a university.

Fitness is a critical element of mental and physical well-being I disagree. It may contribute, but it's not critical. I haven't intentionally exercised in decades and my well-being is fine.

Post by Retra » Wed, Aug 31, 2016, 3:55 AM UTC

ams6110 wrote: post #124

helloworld wrote: post #61

Harvard "needs to reopen a discussion about…a physical-education requirement." It's been said that "love is a better master than duty," and requiring college students to take a physical education course sounds like a duty. If you want people to exercise without coercion for the rest of their lives, I think you have to tap into intrinsic motivation, i.e., the unique things that get you excited. Depending on your perso…

I've never heard of a university having mandatory PE. Sounds ridiculous to me. University students are adults, they can decide for themselves if they want to exercise.

Post by Retra » Wed, Aug 31, 2016, 3:58 AM UTC

Floegipoky wrote: post #90

Fifer82 wrote: post #67

Let me die in peace. For some reason, it is always assumed that everyone wants to live as long as possible. If you don't have a cola each day, you can dribble into a towel for another 3 years when you are older.... No thanks, Ill take the coke. put it on the reapers tab.

It's so strange to me how people in this country seem to share a common expectation that an adult should be a productive member of society, but have no expectations about being a healthy member of society. The amount of taxpayer money spent on providing treatment for type II diabetes alone is staggering, and even the amount that isn't paid by the government is paid by insurance, so still amortized across the populati…

Post by srtjstjsj » Wed, Aug 31, 2016, 4:21 AM UTC

kiba wrote: post #106

Floegipoky wrote: post #90

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It's so strange to me how people in this country seem to share a common expectation that an adult should be a productive member of society, but have no expectations about being a healthy member of society. The amount of taxpayer money spent on providing treatment for type II diabetes alone is staggering, and even the amount that isn't paid by the government is paid by insurance, so still amortized across the populati…

The cost is so high precisely because our healthcare toolkit is so poor. If we could restore our systems to full functionality, our healthcare cost will drop like a rock. Though we will be faced with new questions. If everyone are fully healthy, then our mortality rate will also drop like a rock, destroying social security as it currently exists.