Physical education should be made compulsory to defeat the growing epidemic of childhood obesity. Currently, in the United States of America, the only state in the country that requires physical education is Illinois. (Friedin, 2014) The current percentage of childhood obesity in America is staggering. With more than 31% of all adults and 28% of children above the obesity threshold, something must be done to prevent further increases. (Friedin, 2014) Making physical education a compulsory subject should help put an end to current trends of loss of fitness and excess weight. Physical education is necessary to eliminate excess energy; thus leading to higher focus and concentration in classrooms. It is well known that young children have significant excess energy. The problem with having a lot of energy at school is that you lose focus on what you're working on and easily get distracted by another subject. Physical education would channel much of this energy and allow children to focus on the task at hand. From 1991 to 1996, more than 73% of children in kindergarten through 12th grade were diagnosed with attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD). (Morales, 2012) This is a staggering number of children with concentration problems and the solution is simple: increase physical activity through physical education. Physical education should be compulsory because children will learn to become a team or be part of a team. Teamwork is essential in the workplace and at home. The lack of team building in the classroom can be attributed to the lack of team building sports and games used in physical education. (Erbas, 2013) Children need constant support to learn and understand what it means to be part of something bigger than themselves and the only way to do this is to participate in sports. team and team activities. There is a 63% reduction in extracurricular activities after school, which is believed to be due to the scourge of obesity which is affecting all of the country's youth. (Morales, 2012) One in three children in the United States are overweight or obese because they were never taught proper fitness techniques and activities. They don't get enough support and aren't shown new, creative ways to get active. Gym class doesn't have to be embarrassing, but rather a fun way to learn about a healthy lifestyle..