You can motivate students who prefer to learn by working with numbers if you incorporate mathematical elements into your instruction. For example, encourage students to do mathematical calculations to improve their performance. Ask them to determine how many miles they would have to run to burn off the calories they consumed in last night's dessert. Require them to calculate the average speed at which they throw a football. Help them analyze sports statistics and apply what they learned from the analysis to their own games.
To teach PE to people who learn by reading and writing, have students read the rules of the game or read publications on improving physical fitness. Students who hate PE because they see themselves as clumsy may gain a new appreciation for the subject after reading about proper form in running or proper throwing mechanics, for example. These students may have had trouble achieving correct form based on demonstration or example. If they read instructions, they may understand better.
Students who learn best through music and art may be more excited about PE if you allow them to incorporate musical and art elements into the class. For example, you might include a unit in which students who learn through music set martial arts or boxing moves to music. Music may help these students better execute these moves. Ask picture-smart students to draw images of the school's sports teams in action. Suggest they will be better able to do this if they make their best effort at executing the moves themselves in gym class.
Students who learn best by working with others and developing relationships will likely perform well in team sports. They may enjoy strategizing and working with their teammates. However, individual sports may be challenging for these students. You can help them by turning individual sports into team sports. Assign students to groups in which they work together to improve their technique. Have students explain new techniques to one another and encourage each other during games or assessments.