From pittsburghlive.com:

 

At Mt. Pleasant Area High School, students who don’t want to play volleyball in physical education classes are encouraged to play a video game instead.

But school officials say it’s no excuse to be lazy — in fact, games such as virtual cycling and virtual boxing give students quite a workout.

“When kids get off here, they are beat,” said physical education teacher Sherry Kring after stepping off Dance Dance Revolution, a game in which players follow fast-paced dance steps on an electronic mat.

“This gives every kid a chance to be good at something, and you don’t have to compete except against yourself,” she said.

Gone are the old gym classes where jocks excelled at team sports while less athletic students stood on the sidelines.

Today’s physical education classes are all about lifelong fitness and learning skills students can carry into adulthood.

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