Want your child to kick butt in school this Fall? Check this out!
In a recent study the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found:
- Consistently positive associations between extracurricular activity participation and grades as well as positive academic attitudes and higher academic aspirations
- Exercise was positively related to homework completion and class attendance.
- GPA was positively associated with extracurricular physical activity 12 of the 22 times it was measured.
- Physical fitness activity was positively related to academic achievement, academic behaviors, and indicators of cognitive skills and attitudes, such as concentration, memory, self-esteem, and verbal skills.
- Enhanced concentration and attention as well as improved classroom behavior.
- A range of possible additional benefits including a stronger developed sense of self, higher educational aspirations, improved interest in class, and reduced dropout rates.
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