Davidson's recognition of the importance of personal wellness and physical fitness is fostered through it's required physical education program. The courses offered are designed to instruct students in various lifetime leisure/recreational activities that will provide a foundation for a healthy, physically active lifestyle.

Students are encouraged to select an activity that will offer a new exposure, develop skills in an activity with which they are already familiar, or supplement a current fitness program. Physical Education courses are primarily activity-based and require active participation on the part of the students and their instructors.