Individuals who have high physical literacy are more aware of how their body works, what it needs to function properly, and they are able to foster life-long physical activity habits. Physical literacy should be the foundation of physical education since students with higher levels of it are healthier than others.

References / Further reading

1. Caldwell, H., A., T., Di Cristofaro, N., A., Cairney, J., Bray, S. R., MacDonald, M., J. & Timmons, B., W. (2020). Physical Literacy, Physical Activity, and Health Indicators in School-Age Children. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 17, 5367. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17155367
2. Edwards, L. C., Bryant, A. S., Keegan, R. J., Morgan, K., & Jones, A. M. (2017). Definitions, Foundations and Associations of Physical Literacy: A Systematic Review. Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 47(1), 113–126. DOI: 10.1007/s40279-016-0560-7
3. IPLA, 2017, https://www.physical-literacy.org.uk/ 
4. The Physical Literacy for Life project (2024). Physical Literacy For Life: Training Tool. https://physical-literacy.isca.org/training-tool3/
5. Shearer, C., Goss, H. R., Boddy, L. M., Knowles, Z. R., Durden-Myers, E. J., & Foweather, L. (2021). Assessments Related to the Physical, Affective and Cognitive Domains of Physical Literacy Amongst Children Aged 7-11.9 Years: A Systematic Review. Sports medicine - open, 7(1), 37. DOI: 10.1186/s40798-021-00324-8  
6. UNESCO, 2015. Quality Physical Education (QPE): guidelines for policy makers; 2015 - 231101eng.pdf (unesco.org)
7. Whitehead, M. (2019). Definition of physical literacy: development and issues. Physical Literacy across the World. DOI: 10.4324/9780203702697-2