Essentials of Physical Education: Textbook for CBSE Class XI (2025-26 Session)

Physical activity is central to health. A healthy body breeds a healthy mind. Adequate daily physical activity improves cardiovascular health, metabolic health, brain and mental health, and musculoskeletal health—benefits that recent research shows are gained across the lifespan. Important emerging research has further focused on the association between physical activity in youth and academic achievements.

This thoroughly revised Essentials of Physical Education for Class XI fully meets the latest CBSE syllabus requirements. Our aim is to provide students with a book that also helps develop learners’ interest in the subject and motivates them to live a healthier and happier life.

Written in a student-friendly manner, comprising myriad relevant pictures, diagrams and tables to make the subject easy to comprehend, the key features of the book include Objective Type/Multiple Choice Questions, Match the Columns, Case Study Based Questions and Assertion-Reason Based MCQs, which have now been made compulsory in exam.

Besides, the Exercise Section also includes Very Short Answer, Short Answer and Long Answer Questions. Ample Viva Voce questions given in the book will help students sail through their practical paper.

In a nutshell, the book encompasses everything a student deserves to fare well in the examination.