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Q: As a child, I always thought gym class was such a waste of time. Now, I have a teenager who also thinks it’s useless. Why does it matter whether kids take gym?
— Mystified in Mount Airy
The Short A: HEATHER:
Get up
and
get out

PE Promoter
BARBARA:
A Few Good
Reasons

Parental Appealer
ELLEN:
Learn it now
or later

Not a gym rat
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