I Hated Physical Education Class

I used to hate PE for all the usual reasons that teenage girls hate PE - being made to take part in competitive sports, changing in front of other people, having to wear inappropriate clothing, doing activities in the cold. But I have always loved doing gymnastics and running and I think it is so important to remain physically active if you are able to. Now I am a senior girl I help to coach gymnastics twice a week. Not all the girls I teach are so keen on the lesson as I am, so I try to be sympathetic to their feelings and make life easier for them. So if they prefer to wear T-shirt and shorts rather than a leotard, that is OK. They can also get changed in their own rooms before and after the lesson if they do not want to do it with the rest of the class.

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NankerPhelge · 61-69, M

It's not only girls who hate it. I detested having to take part in competitive sports and I never liked getting changed in front of others. I also hated doing activities in the cold.

TammieBear · 22-25, F

@NankerPhelge I am sorry because PE is the worst lesson for many people 😟 I hated team sports because I was small and could not compete, so I preferred gymnastics where I am only competing against myself. Now I play a bit of 5-a-side football because I trust the people I am playing with and we are all doing it for fun.

NankerPhelge · 61-69, M

@TammieBear It's not only small people who hate it, TammieBear. I was taller than average in school and I still detested it. Not everybody is cut out for it regardless of gender or size. But if doing it for fun with people you trust is OK, good luck to you. :)