The implementation of more lessons focussing on physical education in the curriculum is one of the solutions suggested by the public to combat the ill-effects of obesity. This will allow health care resources to become available for patients with other illnesses. In my opinion, this suggestion is not entirely accurate, and there are many suitable alternatives that can assist in solving this problem more efficiently.
Increased physical education will definitely help in reducing the overweight population amongst school children and teenagers, that are enrolled in school or college. This will be helpful as physical activity burns calories and when calories burnt are greater than the calories consumed. This allows the individual to lose weight. Another benefit of physical education is that it allows the body to remain healthy and therefore reduces the chance of becoming ill and reduce the burden on health care, allowing it to be available for more serious illnesses.
However, the biggest problem of being overweight is faced by middle-aged and the aging population, which would not receive access to these physical education lessons. As a result, I feel that there are better options that suitable for this purpose.
To reduce the number of overweight people in this target population, one option would be to start an incentive-based exercise program. This will consist of a direct-reward system based on the steps covered by the individual and award them with grocery vouchers. This will motivate people to walk more and in turn improve their health to prevent obesity.
In conclusion, I believe that introducing physical education lessons in school is a good way to deal with health issues, but there are much more effective ways to eradicate health problems due to the target population who suffer from such issues.