UBC 101 – Physical Education

UBC 101 – Physical Education is one of the most important courses of the UBC 101 series. Exercise is so often neglected that I feel the need to bold it, make it red and add a few asterisks. Read through, because it’ll be great for your academics, social life, and health.

1. P.E.? I thought that was only in high school…

As the course name “Physical Education” suggests, this course is about physical activity. The whole (I’m taking an educated guess there) idea behind P.E. in elementary and high school is to get people to exercise and have a healthy and fit body. It’s so that children do not become obese and also to have some fun.

University is no different and I believe that exercising is as important as ever for us. We sit through lectures all day, go to study, eat, grab the bus home, and sleep. Save for parties or nights out with friends, the general trend is that.

But most students do not even think about going for a run, working out at the gym, or join a team sport, one that they might have been on the school team in high school. It’s because we’re consumed by our courses, most evident for First Years, that the thought of doing something not academically-related is blasphemy.

I’m here to tell you today that P.E. didn’t end in high school. It’s just isn’t mandatory anymore, which makes it harder for you to get some. Exercising requires motivation, self  or otherwise. Before motivation, however, you’ll need some convincing, which is why this blog post is dedicated to physical exercise.