to succeed in todays world which has become very competitive one should not only be academically strong but also be healthy enough to face the challenges with energy and a fresh mind children these days though focused more on studies are not very healthconscious and are likely to face health issues at the later stages of the life especially when their careers are peaking being part of the educationist fraternity and coming across the problems faced by children and parents i have come to the conclusion that health should always be given the priority in any stage of life students and their parents should understand that its a life which they are living and health plays a more vital role than education a person with sound health will not only achieve and enjoy success in every field but also give his best to family society and the country we think discuss and try to discover the wonders of the world however we look outside for everything be it a solution to any problem or reasons for happiness but do we give enough time to introspection and visualizing the unique instrument called the human body its creation birth growth and end death we all have a body and every moment its actions are selfexplanatory ignoring physical fitness is the biggest problem of this present generation lack of awareness undisciplined lifestyle and a number of fault lines in education is producing people who are not as healthy the person realizes his when they start suffering due to poor health in later stages of life however its the duty of parents teachers and elders to sensitize children and make them healthconscious apart from thinking to meet deadlines package power promotion prestige and wealth they should also focus on the fundamental unit called body which is life children often imitate elders if their elders are sensitive and conscious the kids will follow them children are very intelligent these days and we have to convince them not only by saying but by sharing good habits related at home parents should teach children to take care of their body by doing physical exercise yoga and maintaing a healthy diet schools may work out a routine where children must be exposed for at least half an hour for physical exercise excluding games period preferably during assembly teachers should be trained by experts and should be given the freedom to include physical activities as a part of the learning process a sense of pride and recognition should be created through such activities cbse has taken a number of initiatives for overall development and they have to be taken seriouslydr ashok singhthe writer is principal of chinmaya vidyalaya and a cbse coordinator