Health experts call for increase in physical education

[img_assist|nid=6773|title=Click on photo to enlarge or download|desc=Richard Simmons leads a dance work out at the “Fit Kids” rally on Capitol Hill after a congressional hearing Thursday. SHFWire photo by Jackie Best|link=popup|align=right|width=640|height=480]WASHINGTON - As a child, Robert Keiser was overweight. He did not have a physical education class at his school in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and he spent a lot of time playing video games and eating junk food.

In high school, he joined a gym and started eating better.