According to Bob Pieper, physical education instructional supervisor, gym classes that do not already have a strength-building component are expected to incorporate at least 10 minutes of it into their daily routines in the 2013-2014 school year.

The changes are being implemented due to a lack of strength that Pieper has noticed in students from looking through fitness testing results, which is why the physical education department has been enforcing yearly fitness testing.

“I want to make sure that every class and every kid has the strength … aspect to their workout when they’re in class every other day,” Pieper said.

Under the proposed plan, teachers will have the opportunity to decide in which ways they will add strength training in their individual classes.

“Teachers are just going to have to be creative and make sure they implement it somewhere in their lesson,” Pieper said.

Push-ups, pull-ups, core work, dynamic stretching and weight lifting are just a few of the ways Pieper thinks teachers will work in the daily strength.

He thinks students will not really notice the additional 10 minutes.

Junior Jake Pozin said he would not mind the additional time for building up strength in class.

He currently is taking Strength Training and says that he is excited to take Team Sports and Lifetime Sports and Conditioning next year because both classes have more of a focus on games.

“Using athletic games and work[ing] out, it’s like being in season,” said Pozin. “It’s a great time.”

Although junior Harriet Han thinks that strength building would be beneficial “in the long run,” she said she does not expect to enjoy the fitness.

“I would hate it because I would sweat more, and I don’t like sweating,” Han said.

Pieper added that despite the fact that he thinks the changes will go unnoticed, he thinks that students will see some gains if teachers add in strength building correctly and consistently.

“We’re always trying to teach life long lessons,” said Pieper. “When you put your own workouts together, or you go to college and you start working out on your own, you join a health club, whatever it is you’re going to do, this is all stuff you can use later, so we just want to start it now.”