Online Physical Education Programs During 'New Normal' is Important

Mumbai | Friday | 22nd January, 2021

Summary:

Sportz Village SchoolsStudies have shown that children return from summer breaks with lower levels of fitness due to the lack of physical activity. In the current scenario, the fitness of children is expected to dramatically worsen as they would be indoors for a longer duration of time with no adequate physical activities. While a quick shift has been noticed from offline to online space as far as academics are concerned, the transition has been slow/absent for physical education or play. Guiding children through the apt physical activity, teaching/correcting them as and when necessary and motivating them to do the activities/exercises are also important and require the (virtual) supervision of a physical education trainer. Online physical education programs of such nature are gradually gaining momentum, with 79% of parents being comfortable in letting their child participate in home-based sports events..