Walking beats sitting for university students

Walking classrooms are better for not only for students' physical health, but classroom engagement, a study shows. What began in a response to a physical activity challenge for the computer science faculty at one university has become a study in how education and fitness can be combined to improve both physical well-being, and classroom discussions. Read More:

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

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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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