Exercise may be the key to success in the classroom

If you want your child to get better grades, you may want to make sure they’re getting physical activity. Researchers in the Netherlands analyzed 14 studies from the U.S., Canada and South Africa and found strong evidence of a relationship between physical activity and academic performance. They discovered physical activity increases circulation to the brain, which may have some positive effects …

Physical activity, school performance may be linked

( JAMA and Archives Journals ) A systematic review of previous studies suggests that there may be a positive relationship between physical activity and the academic performance of children, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

For College Students, Regular Exercise Not A Priority

Many things are left behind with childhood, and for college students regular exercise seems to be one of them, a new Canadian study suggests. Researchers followed 683 Canadian adolescents from 12 to 15 years old for 12 years and found a 24 percent decrease in physical activity from adolescence to early adulthood, reports Dorene Internicola for Reuters. Appearing in the American Journal of …

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