As more schools are continuing to cut back on physical education programs to make way for more academic classes, studies are showing that exercise may actually improve a student’s grades. New research from the Medical College of Georgia shows that active kids can concentrate better, are more organized and are less impulsive then their sedentary friends.
Jackie Lund, Ph.D, President of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education points out a link between cognitive learning and physical activity. “The area of the brain that’s involved in cognitive learning is the same area that’s stimulated by physical activity, so the two …read more