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Is our younger generation still considered to be a society of movers? At one point in history, we moved all day long for survival. Eventually, we developed into a culture that sat during the school day but was physically active in the evenings. What about today? Many would agree that we have now produced a generation that is not only sedentary during the school day but throughout the evening as well. If you can recognize this transition, you will find it difficult to consider us a youthful society that leads physically active lives. This perspective is not meant to discount the percentage of our children and adolescents who engage in sports and clubs that include exercise and movement. However, when we look at the statistics forthcoming, there is evidence of a recognizable decrease in the amount of physical movement of the current generation in comparison to their predecessors.

This decrease in movement and active lifestyles is affecting the future health and well-being of our youth. Students’ values are changing. Many believe that education is influencing this downward spiral. If we step back and look at the big picture of where technology is taking us, it’s frightening. The more technology increases, the more the movement and physical activity of human beings decreases. We must learn to profit from technology without allowing it to consume our existence. If we don’t take action to reverse this direction, the potential results are disturbing. Why aren’t more people in education and in the world combining efforts to unite movement and technology instead of having them move in opposition of one another? The potential outlook for a society that doesn’t value movement is grim. We are not physically designed to live sedentary lives; we were created as “movers.” We must find our way back to the basics.