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Fit Kids Get Better Grades

Posted on Jan 19th 2009 6:00PM by Maggie Vink

Filed Under: Fitness

It only stands to reason that the more fit your child is, the more adept they will be at their sport of choice. But fitness affects more than your child's skill on the field ... fitness can affect academic performance as well. It might even promote brain cell growth.

In today's day and age where phys ed classes are practically a thing of the past and video games bogart our kids' attention spans, it's important to encourage physical activity. Signing your kids up for team sports is a great way to promote activity while helping them build confidence and social skills. But day to day activity is just as important, so get outside with your kids and get them moving.

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u262f 1-19-2009 @ 9:07PM

Correlation does not equal causation. Chances are that better fitness is linked to higher achievement due to other factors such as socioeconomic status. Better schools are usually given enough resources to have both better fitness and academic programs. Parents who can afford to send their children to after-school sports are usually better at helping their children learn at home.

Also, the linked article was making a lot of unsupported random speculation, so I checked up on it. The main study referred to was done in 2002. I don't know why the linked article chose to mention a study that's half a decade out of date. http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/template.cfm?template=pr_121002.html