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MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND SPORTS
CHAPTER3 TOWARD THE REALIZATION OF LIFELONGPARTICIPATION IN SPORTS
SECTION2: PHYSICAL EDUCATION AT SCHOOL SASTHEFOUNDATION FOR LIFELONG PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS


Exercise and sports satisfy the basic physical need to move the body and provide an emotional sense of achievement and enjoyment,while also contributing to the increase of health and improvement of stamina.Moreover,they play an important and essential role in life as part of"a purpose in life"and"a culture"which makes people's lives more fulfilling.For students in particular,they contribute enormously to healthy mental and physical development,such as character building.In view of the significance of exercise and sports,physical education at schools plays a major role in promoting the healthy development of students in accordance with the social changes described in Chapter1,and the current state of stamina and the ability to exercise of students and others described in the previous section.Therefore,pbysical education at schools should be further enhanced as a way of cultivating a foundation for lifelong participation in sports,enabling students to experience the fun and joy of exercise and sports,and contributing to promotion of health,and improvement of stamina and the ability to exercise.This can be achieved through Health and Physical Education and participation in extracurricular sports clubs and other school educational activities.


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