Originally posted by 2kitties
Childhood obesity in the US is reaching epidemic levels. And, an obese child is almost certain to be an obese adult. I'd like to see twice the PE in schools at all ages. Fitness is important to health and gives us quality of life.
I agree. I think that we need to push kids to be more active. We have to teach them to take care of their bodies from a young age.

With that being said, I totally know how you feel. I was never athletic. I was especially bad at softball. I catch and throw right, so I have to tear my glove off to throw the ball. And half the time, I'm such a dork that I accidently throw the glove. I can't bat worth a dang either. My teacher was a softball coach, so that's all we ever did. I used to neraly have panic attacks when I knew it was a softball day. Swimming...out of the question. I can swim to get by. But it was humiliating for me to have to swim in front of people as a test. I do remember those feelings.

My best advice (and it was a solution for me), is to talk to your teacher again. Ask her if you can substitute the activities that you are uncomfortable doing for something else. I used to walk the track or jog bleachers while everyone else played softball.

I thought my friends would make fun of me because they were all athletic, but I think they were more relieved to get me off of their team. lol.