They still have PE where I am. All the geeks and fat kids have no problem with it. The only ones who have any problem with it are the "cool" kids who sit around doing nothing because it pisses off the teachers. Then all the geeks work twice as hard because they hate the "cool" kids and want to show them up. Forcing people to run half an hour is a poorly developed idea, but the idea of having daily physical activities for students is definately good. Eating a bowl of Sugar Flakes every morning and then sitting perfectly still for 8 hours is not a recipe for fitness.