Thursday, October 02, 2014

After-school exercise program enhances cognition in 7-, 8- and 9-year-olds |

Source:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Summary:
A nine-month-long, randomized controlled trial involving 221 prepubescent children found that those who engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for at least 60 minutes a day after school saw substantial improvements in their ability to pay attention, avoid distraction and switch between cognitive tasks, researchers report.
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