La Sierra High Physical Education Long Ago

For a few years in the early-1960's, one forward thinking California school inspired youth across the United States to raise the fitness bar. The vision faded soon after JFK was assassinated. Mainstream America preferred to ignore the declining physical vitality of our nation. The generations that followed grew increasingly less culturally mature. In the early-1960's, three out of five young men were unfit for military service. Today, only 25% can pass minimum standards, which are considerably lower than they were when Marine vet Stan LeProtti and his team led the way at LaSierra High School. Mens Sana in Corpore Sano.