الملخص الإنجليزي
This study aimed to identify the impact of weather temperature variation on the effectiveness of physical education (PE) lessons for post-basic school students. An experimental research methodology was used for its suitability to the study's objectives. The study sample comprised 30 students, 15 each from Years 11 and 12 respectively, randomly selected from Jaber Bin Zaid Post-Basic Education School. An experimental methodology was employed to monitor heart rate, speed, distance and energy expenditure using a pedometer during an indoor PE lesson in the gymnasium where the temperature was(24+1°c and outdoors where the temperature was (38+2°)c. Quantitative analysis using SPSS revealed that:
Exercising at high temperature led to increased heart rate, decreased time of actual students' performance and covered distance, and a decrease in energy expended. Exercising at normal temperatures did not stress the body as much as indicated by reduced heart rate, increase in time of students actual performance and covered distance and exerted energy
compared with exercising at high temperature. Given the significance of the results and the potential threat to student wellbeing if Physical Education lessons are conducted in high heat, it is recommended that lessons should be timetabled to occur in the first four lessons of each day and that the construction of shaded playgrounds or indoor sports/multi-purpose halls should be a priority.
