Blog #7 Frame

Theoretical Frame

Claim: In order to combat decreasing physical activity levels in their students, colleges and universities should implement exercise-based courses into their curriculum requirements. 

The largest rate of physical activity level decline occurs between the transition from high school to college (roughly ages 18-21). A number of factors lead to students exercising less and less. Edden and Brudzynski explore this in their article, Motivation and Barriers to Exercise Among College Students. Some barriers they identified are as follows "no time", "school workload is too high", "studying for exams", laziness" and/or "multiple commitments". These are some of the many factors that come into play when asking why students exercise less. It seems that other priorities take over in place of their health. My thesis would be that implementing mandatory physical education would allow students to gain benefits physically, mentally and academically all while benefiting the environment of the college surroundings.