Students who do not shirk from physical education have better learning outcomes. So say American scientists who published their research in The Journal of Pediatrics.
Students and parents who care about better achievement should take into account that physical activity helps with learning, says Dr. William McCarthy of the University of California, Los Angeles.
Research conducted by scientists shows that among almost 2 of the students, those who were the most athletic did best in math, reading and language tests. This relationship did not change significantly after the researchers took into account such factors as age, socio-economic status or ethnic group affiliation.
Almost 32 percent students had problems with overweight, and about 28 percent. of the respondents were obese students. This group performed significantly worse during the tests than their athletic and thinner colleagues.
When the researchers checked how the students were doing on the treadmill, it turned out that almost 65% of aerobic fitness. of them was below average.
While the link between physical activity and ease of learning has been shown in previous research, scientists still do not know exactly why this is happening. (PAP)