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education and uses a flexible programming method that allows local deci-
sion makers and teachers to integrate physical activity opportunities into 
relevant school activities before, during, and after the school day. It must 
be emphasized that, while school-based physical activity should be used to 
support physical activity in the school environment, it should not be used 
as a replacement for physical education, whose importance is explained in 
Chapter 5.
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