Physical activity boosts kids' brain power and academic prowess

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-06/b-pab062416.php

Public Release: 27-Jun-2016
Physical activity boosts kids' brain power and academic prowess
Time taken away from lessons for it is time well spent, says consensus statement
BMJ

Exercise boosts kids' and young people's brain power and academic prowess, says a consensus statement on physical activity in schools and during leisure time, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Time taken away from lessons for physical activity is time well spent and does not come at the cost of getting good grades, say the 24 signatories to the statement.

The Statement, which distils the best available evidence on the impact of physical activity on children and young people, was drawn up by a panel of international experts with a wide range of specialisms, from the UK, Scandinavia, and North America, in Copenhagen, Denmark, in April of this year.

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