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Physical Education Teachers Try To Make Gym Class More Inclusive

More schools are re-opening this week across the country after the summer vacations, and for the kids, school means gym classes, which can be fun for many or a nightmare for others.

As a recent study shows, bad physical education classes could be linked to teenagers being less physically active as adults, meaning there’s a lot riding on gym class in schools.

Alan Yu (@Alan_Yu039) of WHYY’s The Pulse reports that some teachers are trying to make them better.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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